Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex: The Complete Illustrated Edition The Extraordinary and Distressing Memoir That Inspired Herman Melville's Moby-Dick by Owen Chase, published by Voyageur Press in 2017.
Owen Chase's memoir of the sinking of the Essex by a whale, which inspired Herman Melville's epic Moby-Dick and the film In The Heart of the Sea. 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 endured the blazing sun, attacks by killer whales, and lack of food. The men were forced to resort to cannibalism before the final eight survivors were rescued.
A lovely addition to your coffee table or bookshelf, and a thoughtful gift for anyone who loves animals and the natural world.
Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex: The Complete Illustrated Edition The Extraordinary and Distressing Memoir That Inspired Herman Melville's Moby-DickRs.4,000.00
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