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Cover of The wreck of the whaleship Essex

The wreck of the whaleship Essex

by Owen Chase

Essex (Whale-ship)Essex (Whaleship)ShipwrecksSurvival after airplane accidents, shipwrecksShipwreck survivalWhaling shipsHistoryWhaling

Story of the Nantucket whaler's destruction on November 20, 1820 by an enraged sperm whale and a record of privation and suffering by crew on the open Pacific.

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Book data: Open Library