Discover the amazing true story behind the inspiration for Herman Melville’s Moby Dick and the feature film Heart of the Sea
A tragic yet riveting narration of life and death and man against the elements, this is an extreme account of shipwreck survival. 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. 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. Owen Chase recorded the extraordinary account in his autobiography, originally published in 1821.
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Book Description Condition: New. An epic true story of survival at sea that inspired Moby Dick and is now the focus of new feature film Heart of the Sea. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSP; 3JH; BGHA; HBJM; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132. . 2015. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9781843915607
Book Description Condition: New. An epic true story of survival at sea that inspired Moby Dick and is now the focus of new feature film Heart of the Sea. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSP; 3JH; BGHA; HBJM; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132. . 2015. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781843915607