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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex Lesson Plan

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex Author of Lesson Plan and Sources

  • Nathaniel Philbrick. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 2001.
  • Owen Chase. Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex. New York, NY: W.B. Gilley, 1821.
  • Eric Jay Dolin. "Leviathan - The History of Whaling in America." YouTube. March 11, 2011. January 3, 2019. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nFdqCr0A1A>.
  • Jennifer Wolfe. "Rodeo FX Recreates 1800s Whaling Village for ‘In the Heart of the Sea’." ...

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