Revenge of the Whale
Subtitle: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex
Publisher: Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
Published: March 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780606296687
Subjects: History - Other; Juvenile Nonfiction; Transportation - Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft; Children's 9-12 - History - General; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
First sentence: It was, he later remembered, "the most pleasing moment of my life"- the moment he stepped aboard the whaleship Essex for the first time.