Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex: The Illustrated Edition
Relive the tragic tale of the whaling ship Essex in the first illustrated edition of this classic whaling memoir, the true-life horror story that inspired Moby-Dick.Owen Chase was the first mate on the ill-fated American whaling ship Essex, which was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in the...
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Relive the tragic tale of the whaling ship Essex in the first illustrated edition of this classic whaling memoir, the true-life horror story that inspired Moby-Dick.Owen Chase was the first mate on the ill-fated American whaling ship Essex, which was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in the southern Pacific Ocean in 1820. The crew spent months at sea in leaking boats and
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780760348123 (076034812X)
ASIN: 076034812X
Publisher: Zenith Press
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English