{"product_id":"wreck-of-the-whale-ship-essex","title":"Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex","description":"\u003ch5\u003eThe Complete Illustrated Edition: The Extraordinary and Distressing Memoir That Inspired Herman Melville's Moby-Dick\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRelive the tragic tale of the sinking of the Whale Ship Essex in this illustrated edition of this classic American memoir, the story that inspired Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOwen Chase was the first mate on the ill-fated American whaling ship \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEssex\u003c\/span\u003e, which was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in the southern Pacific Ocean in 1820.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crew spent months at sea in leaking boats and endured the blazing sun, attacks by killer whales, and lack of food. The men were forced to resort to cannibalism before the final eight survivors were rescued.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHerman Melville based his 1851 novel, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/span\u003e, on the sinking. Chase recorded the tale of the ship's sinking and the following events with harrowing clarity in the \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWreck of the Whale Ship Essex\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with art, photographs, maps, and artifacts, this is a richly illustrated edition of Chase's memoir, augmented with memoirs of other participants, as well as the perspectives of historians, contemporary and modern.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Owen Chase\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback : 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSKU: P98156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Owen Chase's memoir which inspired \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIn the Heart of the Sea,\u003c\/span\u003e the major motion picture from Ron Howard,  released March 2015","brand":"Boat books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957944971628,"sku":"P98156","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/1920\/5996\/files\/wRECK-OF-THE-WHALE-SHIP-eSSEX-e1715301491900.jpg?v=1764821337","url":"https:\/\/www.boatbooks-aust.com.au\/products\/wreck-of-the-whale-ship-essex","provider":"Boat books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}