The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex
The History of the Shipwreck That Inspired Moby Dick
Nonfiction, History, Americas, South America, United States
| Author: | Howard Brinkley | ISBN: | 1230000207631 |
| Publisher: | BookCaps Study Guides | Publication: | January 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | HistoryCaps | Language: | English |
| Author: | Howard Brinkley |
| ISBN: | 1230000207631 |
| Publisher: | BookCaps Study Guides |
| Publication: | January 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | HistoryCaps |
| Language: | English |
In 1820, a sperm whale attacked and sunk the Whaleship Essex. 2000 miles off the coast of South America, the crew knew it would be a true feat to survive and make it to shore--any shore.
It’s story became legendary; Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote about it; Edgar Allen Poe incorporated details of it in his only novel; and, most notoriously of them all, it served as the inspiration for Herman Melville’s Moby Dick.
This account retraces the history of one of the most famous shipwrecks of all time.
In 1820, a sperm whale attacked and sunk the Whaleship Essex. 2000 miles off the coast of South America, the crew knew it would be a true feat to survive and make it to shore--any shore.
It’s story became legendary; Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote about it; Edgar Allen Poe incorporated details of it in his only novel; and, most notoriously of them all, it served as the inspiration for Herman Melville’s Moby Dick.
This account retraces the history of one of the most famous shipwrecks of all time.
