Shipwreck Of The Whaleship Essex
Author | : Owen Chase |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2015-12-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781473545168 |
ISBN-13 | : 1473545161 |
Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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.