The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale [electronic resource] : First-Person Accounts
Thomas Nickerson2000
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The gripping first-hand narrative of the whaling ship disaster that inspired
Melville's Moby-Dick and informed Nathaniel Philbrick's monumental history, In
the Heart of the Sea
In 1820, the Nantucket whaleship Essex was rammed by an angry sperm whale
thousands of miles from home in the South Pacific. The Essex sank, leaving
twenty crew members drifting in three small open boats for ninety days. Through
drastic measures, eight men survived to reveal this astonishing tale. The
Narrative of the Wreck of the Whaleship Essex , by Owen Chase, has long been the
essential account of the Essex 's doomed voyage. But in 1980, a new account of
the disaster was discovered, penned late in life by Thomas Nickerson, who had
been the fifteen-year-old cabin boy of the ship. This discovery has vastly
expanded and clarified the history of an event as grandiose in its time as the
Titanic .
This edition presents Nickerson's never-before-published chronicle alongside
Chase's version. Als...
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Author:
Thomas Nickerson, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Penguin Classics, 2000
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (256 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781101661659
Language:
English
BRN:
434045
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |