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Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex
Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex
Author: Owen Chase
The original narratives of the whaling disaster that inspired Moby-Dick. Melville's famous description of the sinking of the Pequod by the white whale--one of the most exciting moments in American literature--was based on a true story documented in 1821 by first mate Owen Chase in his Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwrec...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781558218789
ISBN-10: 1558218785
Publication Date: 8/1/1999
Pages: 176
Edition: 1
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Publisher: The Lyons Press
Book Type: Paperback
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This nonfiction book is based on the memories of Owen Chase who was aboard the Whaleship Essex when it was stove in by a whale. If you are interested in sailing, survival, nautical history or just good stories you might like this. If you are interested in American Literature, you might find this interesting. Owen Chase told his tale to a fellow named Herman Melville on another voyage and it was Melville's inspiration for Moby Dick.


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