Stove by a Whale: Owen Chase and the Essex - Paperback
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Stove by a Whale: Owen Chase and the Essex - Paperback
$24.79
by Thomas Farel Heffernan (Author)
A thrilling documentation of the first sinking of a ship by a whale.
The first documented sinking of a ship by a whale and a harrowing account by the ship's first mate of the survivors' three months adrift in small boats. A thrilling narrative that inspired Herman Melville's masterpiece Moby Dick.
Back Jacket
'The astonishing list of books, logs, manuscripts, court records, ships' registers, and museum records attest to the diligent weeks, months, and even years that have finally resulted in a volume that entrances the reader with yarns of the sea. All the drama is there, intact. 'Ocean'
Author Biography
THOMAS FAREL HEFFERNAN is a Professor of English at Adelphi University New York. He is chairman of the Melville Society's Centennial Committee, charged with planning the observance of the 100th anniversary of Melville's death.
Number of Pages: 288
Dimensions: 0.83 x 9.02 x 6.06 IN
Publication Date: September 01, 1990
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