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Revenge of the Whale

by Nathaniel Philbrick
Taylor Mali
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Never in the history of whale hunting had a ship been attacked by a whale. But then the unthinkable happened. On November 20, 1820, the whale ship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry whale. Within minutes, the twenty-one man crew, including the fourteen-year-old cabin boy Thomas Nickerson, found themselves stranded in three leaky boats in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, with barely any supplies and little hope. Three months later, two of the boats were rescued 4,500 miles away, off the coast of South America. Of the twenty-one castaways, only eight survived, including young Thomas. Based on his award-winning bestseller In the Heart of the Sea, Nathaniel Philbrick recreates the amazing events of the ill-fated Essex, and tells the tale of one of the great true-life adventures.

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  • Release date

    December 1, 2011

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780792787129
      • File size: 162374 KB
      • Duration: 05:38:16

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This true story captures the essence of human survival against all odds. Taylor Mali presents the story of the whaleship ESSEX, which was sunk in the Pacific in 1820 when an enraged sperm whale they were hunting attacked back with a vengeance. The ship's crew, including 14-year-old Thomas Nickerson, found themselves adrift in three lifeboats in the middle of the ocean. Mali brings this group of hapless Nantucket sailors back to life. Sea chanteys performed by Richard Burbank with accompanying music lend an authentic sound to the setting and presentation. This story, a blend of history and endurance, haunts the listener well after it's through. D.L.M. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 1, 2002
      For older readers, Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick describes a tale worthy of Ahab: on November 20, 1820, an angry sperm whale took vengeance on the men who would slay it for oil. Adapted from Philbrick's bestselling title for adults, In the Heart of the Sea, the narrative draws from primary sources, including the account of cabin boy Thomas Nickerson, who joined the crew at age 14.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 5, 2004
      In what PW
      called "a tale worthy of Ahab," this book describes the events of November 20, 1820, when a sperm whale took vengeance on the men who would slay it for oil. Adapted from the bestselling title for adults, In the Heart of the Sea
      . Ages 10-up.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from January 10, 2005
      Ahoy! From the first strains of the sea chantey that opens this solid program, listeners will be swept back to an exciting and busy time in maritime history. Mali performs a keen reading that matches the gripping tone of Philbrick's work about the wreck of the Nantucket whaler Essex
      in November 1820 and the amazing tale of some of the crew's survival and rescue several months later. As Philbrick writes, the sinking of the Essex
      by an enraged sperm whale in the Pacific inspired the dramatic ending of Melville's Moby Dick
      . But this history-filled volume, which often sounds like a novel, is the real thing, culled from accounts of people who were actually on the ship. Philbrick employs copious detail from the notebooks of the Essex
      's cabin boy Thomas Nickerson and a previously published account of first mate Owen Chase to great effect. Mali makes sure that listeners ride the waves of exhilaration, fear, tragedy and joyous relief as he introduces the crew and their plight. Ages 12-up.

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