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Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex

The Extraordinary and Distressing Memoir That Inspired Herman Melville's Moby-Dick

Owen Chase

Owen Chase was first mate on the <I>Essex<I>, the Nantucket whaler that was holed and sunk in 1820 by an enraged sperm whale twice ramming the ship. With no charts and few provisions, the crew escaped on three lifeboats; months later, only eight men had survived. Evoking the terror of the attack and the men's endurance on the Pacific Ocean, Chase’s narrative of 1821 was the 'gallant saga' that inspired Melville’s Moby-Dick
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Zenith
  • Year: 2015
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 224pp
  • Illustrated: Yes
  • Dimensions: 280x245mm
  • ISBN: 9780760348123
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 1.4kg
Product code:
518231
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