Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex

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Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex

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Author: Owen Chase

Type: PAPERBACK

ISBN: 9781784871260

Date: 3rd December, 2015

Publisher: VINTAGE CLASSICS

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  2. Memoirs
  3. True Stories
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DON'T MISS THE MAJOR FILM INSPIRED BY CHASE'S NARRATIVE, IN THE HEART OF THE SEA On 20 November 1820, just south of the equator, the whaling ship Essex , spotted and pursued a shoal of sperm whales. As the crew started harpooning, the largest whale - some 85 feet long - rammed the Essex twice and 'stove in her bows'. What followed was an epic three-month voyage in open boats across storm-tossed seas. Only eight men survived, sustained by eating those who died. This edition includes Owen Chases's famous account, as well as memoirs by two other crew members and a facsimile of Herman Melville's notes on Chase's narrative.

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