Beneath the Heart of the Sea: The Sinking of the Whaleship Essex
Discover the amazing true story behind the inspiration for Herman Melville's Moby Dick and the new film Heart of the Sea. A tragic yet riveting narration of life and death and man against the elements, this book is an extreme account of shipwreck survival. November 20,1820 2,000 miles from the coast, an enraged sperm whale rammed the Nantucket whaleship Essex. As the boat began to sink, her crew of twenty, 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
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- ISBN: 978-1-84391-560-7
- EAN: 9781843915607
- Produktnummer: 17079254
- Verlag: Hesperus Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 112 S.
- Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.6 cm x D1.4 cm 131 g
- Gewicht: 131
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Owen Chase was born in Nantucket. First Mate on board the Essex, he was rescued from its wreckage on 18 February 1821. He was later appointed Captain of the Carroll in 1832 and was to undertake two trips to the South Pacific before his career came to an end. He died in March 1869, aged seventy-one.
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