Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex by Owen Chase
Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex

Owen Chase

Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex

Owen Chase

176 pages first pub 1821 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir reflective fast-paced
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On 20 November 1820, just south of the equator, the whaling ship Essex, spotted and pursued a shoal of sperm whales. As the crew started harpooning, the largest whale âe" some 85 feet long âe" rammed the Essex twice and 'stove in her bows'. What f...

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