Shipwreck Of The Whaleship Essex av Owen Chase

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<p><b>DON''T MISS THE MAJOR FILM INSPIRED BY CHASE''S NARRATIVE, <i>IN THE HEART OF THE SEA </i></b><br><br>On 20 November 1820, just south of the equator, the whaling ship <i>Essex</i>, spotted and pursued a shoal of sperm whales. As the crew started harpooning, the largest whale ¿ some 85 feet long ¿ rammed the <i>Essex </i>twice and ''stove in her bows''. What followed was an epic three-month voyage in open boats across storm-tossed seas. Only eight men survived, sustained by eating those who died.<br><br>This edition includes Owen Chases¿s famous account, as well as memoirs by two other crew members and a facsimile of Herman Melville''s notes on Chase¿s narrative.</p>