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168 p ill
Summary:
Tells the remarkable human saga of the entrapment and abandonment of an 1871 whaling fleet out of New Bedford Massachusetts. Sandler describes the desperate fight for survival of the 1,219 people aboard the ships (including women and children) and their rescue from the icy Arctic waters without a single loss of life. It is also the account of the end of an era of tremendous courage and determination of the whaling industry. Ages 9 to 12