The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex: The History of the Shipwreck That Inspired Mob

By Howard Brinkley and HistoryCaps

In 1820, a sperm whale attacked and sunk the Whaleship Essex. 2000 miles off the coast of South America, the crew knew it would be a true feat to survive and make it to shore--any shore.It's story became legendary; Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote about it; Edgar Allen Poe incorporated details of it in his only novel; and, most notoriously of them all, it served as the inspiration for Herman Melville's Moby Dick.This account retraces the history of one of the most famous shipwrecks of all time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1494854368
• ISBN13: 9781494854362
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"