The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (859 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0156006898 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 106 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Iola Haverstick was a reporter for Life for several years. She is a former book editor and reviewer.
Fascinating Historical Account Fascinating story and interesting prose written in 1821. Ron Howard's movie "In the Heart of the Sea" (also an excellent film) is based on this story. Surprisingly readable for such an old book. The Wikipedia article says Chase used a ghost writer, which would explain the high quality prose. The ghost writer is not named anywhere I know of.. "Contemplative" according to Peliroja. Although written in the antiquated vernacular of a nineteenth century sailor, this book made me reflect on human nature and how we live with a sense of entitlement in the 21st century. Told simply and modestly, this sailor's memoir is remarkable and humbling.. "Terrifying, almost unbelievable." according to Michael B. The true story in Owen Chase's own words, as a seaman's log. Its clarity and brevity of language is chilling.
Without charts, alone on the open seas, and thousands of miles from any known land, the sailors began their terrifying journey of survival. Ninety days later, after much suffering and death by starvation, intense heat, and dehydration, only eight men survived to reach land. A gallant saga of the sea, this riveting narration of life and death, of man against the deep, will enthrall readers.. One of them was Owen Chase, first mate of the ill-fated ship, whose account of the long and perilous journ
I have no language to paint the horrors of our situation. The story clearly caught Melville's imagination--"The reading of this wondrous story upon the landless sea, and close to the very latitude of the shipwreck had a surprising effect on me"--and ten years later he published Moby Dick. Some 90 days later, a few men were rescued--but not before they had been forced to make a terrible decision. Twenty years after the wreck, young William Chase, Owen's son, was serving on the Lima when it met another whaler called the Acushnet. The crews spent some time together, and Chase told his father's story to 21-year-old Herman Melv