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- Stove by a Whale: Owen Chase and the Essex
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- 2013
- Published by: Wesleyan University Press
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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.
Table of Contents
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- 1. Owen Chase
- pp. 3-11
- 3. Ne Cede Malis
- pp. 77-118
- Appendices
- H: Chase Genealogy
- pp. 247-251
- About the Author
- p. 274
Additional Information
ISBN
9780819573773
Related ISBN(s)
9780819550521
MARC Record
OCLC
805013622
Pages
288
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
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