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The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex (Paperback, New ed)
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The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex (Paperback, New ed)
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Discovery Miles 3 680
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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.
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