The Wreck Of The Whaleship Essex. A first-hand account of one of history's most extraordinary maritime disasters
Author(s): Owen Chase
The morning of 20 November 1820 was a doomed one for the Essex. Over 1000 miles from land, she was sunk, rammed by a sperm whale. Only eight sailors survived the following three months of despair and debilitating exhaustion at sea - Owen Chase was one of these, and this is his journal of shipwreck, camaraderie and cannibalism.
Product Information
General Fields
- :
- : Headline Publishing Group
- : Headline Review
- : 0.181437
- : April 2000
- : 2.2 Centimeters X 12.8 Centimeters X 19.5 Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : Owen Chase
- : Paperback
- : English
- : very good
- : xvi, 208
