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The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale: First-Person Accounts

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The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale: First-Person Accounts - Nickerson, Thomas, and Chase, Owen, and Philbrick, Thomas (Introduction by)
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In 1820, the Nantucket whaleship "Essex", thousands of miles from home in the South Pacific, was rammed by an angry sperm whale. The ship sank, leaving 20 crew members floating in three small boats. The incident provided the inspiration for Melville's masterpiece, "Moby Dick". A riveting tale of history and true-life adventure, this classic edition combines first-person narratives of the doomed voyage of the whaleship with every relevant contemporary account.

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The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale: First-Person Accounts 2000, Penguin Publishing Group, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780140437966

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