Owen Chase The Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex (Warbler Classics Annotated

The Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex recounts one of the greatest reallife sea adventures of all time. This faithful Warbler Classics edition reproduces First Mate Owen Chases riveting original 1821 account of the sinking of the Essex by an enormous whale and the fates that befell her twentyman crew. Those who survived endured months of stormy seas in small boats, insufferable heat, hopelessness, hunger, and thirst. The gruesome, harrowing talefull of suspense, surprise, and terrorinspired Herman Melvilles 1851 classic Moby Dick as well multiple film adaptations, including In the Heart of the Sea, directed by Ron Howard, based on Nathaniel Philbricks book. This annotated edition includes two additional firsthand accounts of the catastrophe, a detailed chronology of events, biographical information on each crew member, and Herman Melvilles notes concerning the Essex. | Owen Chase The Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex (Warbler Classics Annotated