The Loss of the Ship Essex Sunk By a Whale (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
256
Utgivningsdatum
2000-06-01
Förlag
Penguin Classics
Medarbetare
Philbrick, Thomas
Illustratör/Fotograf
facsimiles
Illustrationer
facsimiles
Dimensioner
196 x 130 x 15 mm
Vikt
204 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780140437966

The Loss of the Ship Essex Sunk By a Whale

av Owen Chase, Thomas Nickerson, Nathaniel Philbrick, Thomas Philbrick
Häftad,  Engelska, 2000-06-01
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The gripping first-hand story of the disaster that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick and is the basis for a major new feature film, In the Heart of the Sea. In 1820, the Nantucket whaleship Essex was sailing in the South Pacific when it was rammed by an angry sperm whale. The ship sank, leaving twenty crew members floating in three small boats for ninety days. By taking drastic measures, eight men survived to reveal their astonishing tale. This authoritative edition brings together the harrowing tales of the survivors, including Owen Chase's 'Narrative of the Wreck of Whaleship Essex' and an account by Thomas Nickerson, the 15-year old cabin boy who was steering the ship when the whale attacked. Thomas Nickerson and Owen Chase were two of the eight surviving crew members of the Ship Essex. Thomas Philbrick is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Pittsburg and has edited critical editions of the works of Joshua Slocum and Henry Dana Jr. Nathaniel Philbrick is the author of In the Heart of the Sea and director of the Egan Institute of Maritime Studies. He is also a research fellow at the Nantucket Historical Association.
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Thomas Nickerson and Owen Chase were two of the eight surviving crew members of the Ship Essex. Thomas Philbrick is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Pittsburg and has edited critical editions of the works of Joshua Slocum and Henry Dana Jr. Nathaniel Philbrick is the author of 'In the Heart of the Sea' and director of the Egan Institute of Maritime Studies. He is also a research fellow at the Nantucket Historical Association.

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The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale - Thomas Nickerson, Owen Chase, and Others Edited and Introduced by Thomas Philbrick and Nathaniel Philbrick Introduction Suggestions for Further Reading THE ESSEX NARRATIVESFirst Reports 1. The Paddack Letter 2. The Macy LetterThe Mate's Story 1. Chase's Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex 2. Herman Melville's Annotation of Chase's NarrativeThe Boy's Story 1. Nickerson's "Desultory Sketches" 2. Nickerson's Letter to LewisThe Captain's Story 1. Excerpt from Ridgely's Letterbook 2. Excerpt from Wilke's Autobiography 3. Excerpt from Tyreman and Bennet's JournalThe Boatsteerer's Story 1. An Account of the Loss of the Essex 2. Excerpt from the Journal of the Surry Extracts: Memories and ApocryphaNotes

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