Search results
1,356 ratings135 reviews. In one of the most spellbinding accounts of men who go down to the sea in ships, the modern reader is given a seat in the whale boat of Owen Chase as he and his fellow crew and their Captain make way in three boats after the wreckage of the Whaleship Essex.
- (1.4K)
- Kindle Edition
Dec 23, 2015 · by Owen Chase (Author) 4.2 298 ratings. See all formats and editions. This is the true story which inspired the major motion picture, In the Heart of the Sea, and Melville’s classic Moby Dick. 1820, at the heart of the Pacific Ocean. Sensational in its time, the epic tale still has resonance today.
- (120)
- Owen Chase
Mar 20, 2015 · Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex: The Complete Illustrated Edition: The Extraordinary and Distressing Memoir That Inspired Herman Melville's Moby-Dick [Chase, Owen, King, Gilbert] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.
- (49)
- Owen Chase
May 1, 2001 · In 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale, leaving the desperate crew to drift for more than ninety days in three tiny boats. Nathaniel Philbrick uses little-known documents and vivid details about the Nantucket whaling tradition to reveal the chilling facts of this infamous maritime disaster.
- Nathaniel Philbrick
- $13.19
- Penguin Books
The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex. Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. Heffernan, Thomas Farel (1990) [1981]. Stove by a Whale: Owen Chase and the Essex. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 0819562440. Philbrick, Nathaniel (2001). In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-100182-8. OCLC ...
Jul 11, 2013 · First ed. published in 1821 under title: Narrative of the most extraordinary and distressing shipwreck of the whale-ship Essex, of Nantucket. Access-restricted-item true
The Wreck of the Whaleship "Essex": A... by Chase, Owen. History. ›. Americas. ›. United States. Kindle Edition. £0.99. Available instantly. Hardcover. £12.85. Paperback. £4.49. Other Used, New, Collectible from £1.16. Buy used £4.49. FREE delivery Wednesday, 20 December. Details. Arrives before Christmas. Select delivery location.
- Owen Chase
