In the Heart of the Sea brings to new life the incredible story of the wreck of the whaleship Essex. In a harrowing page-turner, Nathaniel Philbrick restores this epic story to its rightful place in American history.
Shipwreck survival
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Author:Philbrick, NathanielSummary: -
Author:Parsons, Robert C.Summary:“Hope dies hard with a sailor.” — W. B. Cullen, mate of the Roanoke, 1909
Globe and Mail bestselling author Robert C. Parsons presents more than fifty exciting stories of high-seas adventure! Set mainly along the shores...
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Author:Sargent, PamelaSummary:Ship hurtles through space, carrying the seed of humankind. Launched by the people of a dying Earth, its mission is to find a habitable world for the children it created from its genetic banks. But can they overcome the biggest obstacle...
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Author:Oppel, KennethSummary:Dusk, the world's first bat, must lead his colony to safety in a time of changing species.
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Author:Wishinsky, Frieda, Dawson, WillowSummary:Avis Dolphin doesn’t want to leave Canada and sail to England on the Lusitania. War is raging in Europe, and the Germans threaten to sink the ship. Avis is lonely and afraid until she meets a kindly professor whose stories of a magical...
- Author:O'Leary, Alison, Tougias, MikeSummary:
On May 19, 1942, the Downs family, passengers on the freighter Heredia were unaware that two German torpedoes were heading their way. This story follows the family's struggle against sharks, hypothermia, and drowning.
- Author:Tougias, Michael J.Summary:
On May 2, 2007, three veteran sailors set out on an epic voyage from Florida to France. But the trip of a lifetime soon turns into a nightmare when their forty-seven-foot sailboat disappears along the Gulf Stream in the throes of a...
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