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1	In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex more books like this by Nathaniel Philbrick add to wishlist The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century which was the inspiration for Herman Melville's classic novel "Moby Dick". The author uses a hitherto unknown diary of one of the survivors discovered in an attic in Connecticut in spring 1998 to tell the tale. The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692 more books like this by Mary Beth Norton add to wishlist Historian Norton revisits the witchcraft panic of the late 17th century in the U.S., situating it in the context of anxiety over the Indian wars that may have precipitated the hysteria. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	A Haunt of Murder more books like this by Paul C Doherty add to wishlist A critically acclaimed author returns to the land of Chaucer to spin a final haunting tale. Chaucer's weary pilgrims find themselves in a forest rumored to be haunted. Huddling around the fire, they persuade the Clerk of Oxford to tell a ghostly tale of love and death that will further chill their blood. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.11! \| first editions \| SVS
4	House of Echoes more books like this by Barbara Erskine add to wishlist When Jocelyn Grant's husband, Luke, loses his business thanks to an embezzling partner, they can't see a future for themselves--until Jocelyn unexpectedly inherits an ancient family manor from a mother she never knew. They move to Belheddon Hall, but there are rumors that the place is haunted, and that the targets of the ghosts are young boys. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.83! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Most Haunted House in England: Ten Years' Investigation of Borley Rectory more books like this by Harry Price add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.99! \| first editions
6	The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale more books like this by Thomas Nickerson, Owen Chase, Thomas Philbrick (Introduction by) add to wishlist "The Loss of the Ship Essex" is the real story behind Melville's masterpiece, "Moby Dick, " a riveting tale of history and true-life adventure. This classic edition combines first-person narratives of the doomed voyage of the whaleship with every relevant contemporary account. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The green tapestry more books like this by Beth Chatto add to wishlist This is a complete guide to Beth Chatto's garden in Essex. Chatto believes that the way plants are grouped together is the essence of gardening, and she gives preference to perennials. She chooses her plants as much for their foliage and texture as for their flower colour. The book demonstrates how Chatto has used the natural variations of the ... see all copies from $2.07! new only from $93.12! \| first editions
8	Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex more books like this by Nathaniel Philbrick add to wishlist Recounts the 1820 sinking of the whaleship "Essex" by an enraged sperm whale and how the crew of young men survived against impossible odds. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.71! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Narrative of the most extraordinary and distressing shipwreck of the whaleship Essex more books like this by Owen Chase add to wishlist Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex is the gripping story of a ship's encounter with a great white whale and the crew's harrowing plight for survival on the open seas. On 20 November 1820 the Essex was rammed by a sperm whale and sank in mid-Pacific. This book contains first mate's Owen Chase's original 1821 narrative, as well as two others written ... see all copies from $11.99! new only from $17.76! \| SVS
10	Silvermeadow more books like this by Barry Maitland add to wishlist One cold December day a shop assistant at Silvermeadow recognises a customer as Gregory 'Upper' North, a vicious bank robber who's been on the run for years. When DCI Brock and DS Kathy Kolla follow up the sighting, they discover that another major investigation is underway at the mall, into the disappearance of a teenage girl who worked as a ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $25.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	Farmers and Fishermen: Two Centuries of Work in Essex County, Massachusetts, 1630-1850 more books like this by Daniel Vickers add to wishlist Daniel Vickers examines the shifting labor strategies used by colonists as New England evolved from a string of frontier settlements to a mature society on the brink of industrialization. Lacking a means to purchase slaves or hire help, seventeenth-century settlers adapted the labor systems of Europe to cope with the shortages of capital and ... see all copies from $9.22! new only from $27.19! \| SVS
12 view cover	In the Heart of the Sea more books like this by Nathaniel Philbrick add to wishlist This study of an 1820 whaling-ship disaster, chronicles the surviving crew's three-month journey across open sea following the ramming and destruction of their vessel, the Essex. It includes much whaling lore and a vivid evocation of life in 19th-century Nantucket. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.23! \| first editions
13 view cover	Ghost Stories more books like this by Jeff Lemire add to wishlist The second volume in a trilogy of graphic novels set in a fictionalized version of Lemire's hometown of Essex County, Ontario, "Ghost Story" follows the lives and relationship of brothers Lou and Vince Lebeuf over the course of nearly seven decades. In this volume, eldest brother Lou, now a deaf and lonely man, lives out his final days on his farm ... see all copies from $6.43! new only from $66.03! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Narratives of the Wreck of the Whale-Ship Essex more books like this by Owen Chase add to wishlist Three eyewitness accounts of a lethal attack by a bull whale against a whaling ship in the Pacific in 1819, the incident that inspired Melville's Moby Dick. With 11 wood engravings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00!
15 view cover	Elizabeth and Essex more books like this by Lytton Strachey add to wishlist Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $32.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	U.S.S.Essex (P) more books like this by Frances Diane Robotti, James Vescovi add to wishlist The Essex symbolises America''s growth into a world naval power, she was the first American warship to round the Cape of Good Hope. This book includes maps of the Essex''s voyages, blueprints of the vessel and a detailed portrait of this era in US history.' see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
17 view cover	Death in Summer: 1 more books like this by William Trevor add to wishlist The haunting story of how a baby is snatched one afternoon from the garden of a delightful English house by a disturbed young woman. The baby's father, Thaddeus, is a widower who never loved his deceased wife, and the young woman is a victim of herself. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Elizabeth & Essex : a tragic history more books like this by Lytton Strachey add to wishlist From intimacy to bitter quarrels under the eyes of Burlegh, Bacon, Raleigh and other members of Court, Elizabeth I and Essex's story unfolds to its last catastrophe - in which Essex lost his head and Elizabeth her heart. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.98! \| first editions \| SVS
19	The Walsingham woman more books like this by Jan Westcott add to wishlist Based on the life of Frances Walsingham see all copies from $3.00! first editions
20 view cover	In the heart of the sea : the epic true story that inspired Moby Dick more books like this add to wishlist The Number One best-selling, epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, beautifully reissued alongside Philbrick's new paperback, Sea of Glory. The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an enraged spermwhale in the Pacific in November 1820 set in motion one of the most dramatic sea stories of all time: ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.97! \| first editions
21	The timber-framed houses of Essex : a short review of their types and details 14th to 18th centuries more books like this by Harry Forrester add to wishlist see all copies from $19.70!
22	Last stronghold of sail : the story of the Essex sailing-smacks, coasters and barges more books like this by Hervey Benham, James Wentworth Day add to wishlist see all copies from $19.51! first editions
23 view cover	Reform & Renewal more books like this by G R Elton add to wishlist Scholarship has established the prevalence of a reformist ideal of 'the Commonwealth' in early Tudor England, but concentration on scholars and writings has led to a neglect of affairs and politics. This study attempts to discover the fate of reforming programmes when efforts were made to translate them into reality, and it uses the administration ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $36.63! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Whittier-land; a handbook of North Essex, containing many anecdotes of and poems by John Greenleaf Whittier never before collected more books like this by Samuel T. Pickard add to wishlist 1904. Illustrated with Map and Engravings. This volume is designed to meet a call from tourists who are visiting the Whittier shrines at Haverhill and Amesbury in numbers that are increasing year by year. Besides describing the ancestral homestead and its surroundings, and the home at Amesbury, an attempt is made to answer such questions as ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $16.41! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Stitching a Legacy: American Needlework Projects and Stories more books like this by Barbara Albright, Piecework Magazine (Creator), Peabody Essex Museum (Creator) add to wishlist The joint efforts of the Peabody Essex Museum, the American Embroiders' Guild, and PieceWork magazine have resulted in this lavish collection of stunning contemporary needlework projects based on four centuries of American embroidery. Motifs have been taken from this historical collection and translated into fashion and home accessories and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions

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