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9781558218789

Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex

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  • ISBN13:

    9781558218789

  • ISBN10:

    1558218785

  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 1999-08-01
  • Publisher: Lyons Press
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Summary

Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex is the gripping account of a ship's encounter with a great white whale and the crew's harrowing plight for survival on the open seas. This edition contains Owen Chase's original 1921 narrative, as well as two others written by the captain and a shipmate of the Essex. Each tells of a sperm whale's attack on the ship, the sinking of the Essex, and the three dreadful months that followed as the remainder of the crew were left stranded in a few small open boats in the South Seas. An age-old gem of maritime lore, this volume has made its mark as an inspiration for one of the most legendary American novels ever written.

Table of Contents

Foreword v
Tim Cahill
Introduction xi
Paul Lyons
Map of the Voyage
xxx
Owen Chase's Narrative
1(96)
Captain Pollard's Narrative
97(8)
Thomas Chapple's Narrative
105(11)
Note on Melville's Memoranda on Owen Chase
116(2)
Herman Melville's Notes
118

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