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Adventure Books for Teens
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Revenge of the whale : the true story of the whaleship Essex
by Nathaniel Philbrick
Tells the incredible story of the eight teenage men who, despite watching many of their other shipmates die, survived three months on a lifeboat--with little food or water--after having their whaling boat sunk by an angry sperm whale. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reprint.
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Near death on the high seas : true stories of disaster and survival
by Cecil Kuhne
A thrilling compilation of real-life adventure stories of survival in extreme conditions appears in a collection that features Thor Heyerdahl's Kon Tiki, Adrift by Steve Callahan, John Rousmaniere's Fastnet, Force 10, and Gipsy Moth Circles the World by Francis Chichester. Original. 25,000 first printing.
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