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Shipwreck Of The Whaleship Essex : The true story that inspired the film In the Heart of the Sea, Paperback / softback Book

Shipwreck Of The Whaleship Essex : The true story that inspired the film In the Heart of the Sea Paperback / softback

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DON'T MISS THE MAJOR FILM INSPIRED BY CHASE'S NARRATIVE, IN THE HEART OF THE SEA On 20 November 1820, just south of the equator, the whaling ship Essex, spotted and pursued a shoal of sperm whales.

As the crew started harpooning, the largest whale – some 85 feet long – rammed the Essex twice and 'stove in her bows'.

What followed was an epic three-month voyage in open boats across storm-tossed seas.

Only eight men survived, sustained by eating those who died. This edition includes Owen Chases’s famous account, as well as memoirs by two other crew members and a facsimile of Herman Melville's notes on Chase’s narrative.

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