The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex

On the morning of November 20, 1820, in the Pacific Ocean, an enraged sperm whale rammed the...
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Author: Owen Chase
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The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex by Chase, Owen

The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex

$41.05

The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex

$41.05
Author: Owen Chase
Format: Paperback
Language: English
On the morning of November 20, 1820, in the Pacific Ocean, an enraged sperm whale rammed the Nantucket whaler Essex. As the boat began to sink, her crew of thirty had time only to collect some bread and water before pulling away in three frail open boats. Without charts, alone on the open seas, and thousands of miles from any known land, the sailors began their terrifying journey of survival. Ninety days later, after much suffering and death by starvation, intense heat, and dehydration, only eight men survived to reach land. One of them was Owen Chase, first mate of the ill-fated ship, whose account of the long and perilous journey has become a classic of endurance and human courage. The elements of his tale inspired Herman Melville (who was born the year the Essex sank) to write the classic Moby Dick. A gallant saga of the sea, this riveting narration of life and death, of man against the deep, will enthrall readers.


Author: Owen Chase
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 08/12/1999
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.32w x 0.46d
ISBN: 9780156006897


Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 08/01/1999 pg. 18

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