Beneath the Heart of the Sea: The Sinking of the Whaleship Essex
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (882 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 184391560X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Completely engrossing Randee Baty This is the same book that was originally published in 1821 as Narratives of the Wreck of the Whale-Ship Essex. It's fantastic. I'm immediately recommended it to my husband as a quick and engrossing non-fiction book. Herman Melville based a good deal of Moby-Dick on this narrative. I read it because I'm doing a historical presentation on Moby-Dick. I'll probably read it again just for the fun of it.This is the first-person account of the disaster of the
"Completely engrossingIf you love a good adventure story or a good survival story or just a good story, this is it." –The Butler Did It!
Owen Chase recorded the extraordinary account in his autobiography, originally published in 1821.. On the morning of November 20, 1820, in the Pacific Ocean 2,000 miles from the coast of South America, an enraged sperm whale rammed the Nantucket whaleship Essex. Discover the amazing true story behind the inspiration for Herman Melville’s Moby Dick and the feature film Heart of the SeaA tragic yet riveting narration of life and death and man against the elements, this is an extreme account of shipwreck survival. As the boat began to sink, her crew of 20, including first mate Owen Chase, grabbed what little they could before piling into frail boats and taking to the open seas. So began their four-month ordeal and struggle for survival. This is a bleak story, only eight men survived having endured starvation and dehydration, giving in to cannibalism, murder, and insanity