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简介:DramaticretellingofthefatefullastvoyageoftheNantucketwhaleshipEssex.WhentheEssexisattackedandsunkbyaspermwhaleinNovember1820,hercrewtaketothreefragilewhalers.AloneinthemiddleofthePacificOcean,themenmustdecidewhethertoheadforthenearestislands-athousandmilesdownwindtothewest-orsetoutonanepicjourneyofalmostthreethousandmilestoreachtheSouthAmericanmainland.FearofcannibalsforcesthemtochooseSouthAmerica. Almostthreemonthslater,thefirstwhalerisrescuedbyanotherwhaleship.Onlythreemenarestillalive.Aweeklaterthecaptain'swhalerisalsorescued,withjusttwomenaboard.Thethirdwhalerisneverfound. Thisisastoryofhumanenduranceandwhatmeninextremiswilldotosurvive.…