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Heffernan, Thomas Farel

 
9780819550521: Stove by a Whale: Owen Chase and the Essex
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The first documented sinking of a ship by a whale and a harrowing account by the ship's first mate of the survivors' three months adrift in small boats. A thrilling narrative that inspired Herman Melville's masterpiece Moby Dick.

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6 x 9 trim. 6 illus. 20 facs. Fig. 3 charts. Map. LC 90-38190
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'The astonishing list of books, logs, manuscripts, court records, ships' registers, and museum records attest to the diligent weeks, months, and even years that have finally resulted in a volume that entrances the reader with yarns of the sea. All the drama is there, intact. 'Ocean'

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  • PublisherWesleyan University Press
  • Publication date1981
  • ISBN 10 0819550523
  • ISBN 13 9780819550521
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages288
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