{"product_id":"loss-of-the-ship-essex-sunk-by-a-whale","title":"Loss of the Ship Essex Sunk By a Whale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping first-hand story of the disaster that inspired Melville's \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick \u003c\/i\u003eand is the basis for a major new feature film, \u003ci\u003eIn the Heart of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1820, the Nantucket whaleship \u003ci\u003eEssex \u003c\/i\u003ewas sailing in the South Pacific when it was rammed by an angry sperm whale. The ship sank, leaving twenty crew members floating in three small boats for ninety days. By taking drastic measures, eight men survived to reveal their astonishing tale. This authoritative edition brings together the harrowing tales of the survivors, including Owen Chase's 'Narrative of the Wreck of Whaleship Essex' and an account by Thomas Nickerson, the 15-year old cabin boy who was steering the ship when the whale attacked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Nickerson and Owen Chase were two of the eight surviving crew members of the Ship Essex.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Philbrick is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Pittsburg and has edited critical editions of the works of Joshua Slocum and Henry Dana Jr. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNathaniel Philbrick is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Heart of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e and director of the Egan Institute of Maritime Studies. He is also a research fellow at the Nantucket Historical Association.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54251046011224,"sku":"9780140437966","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780140437966.jpg?v=1762384534","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/loss-of-the-ship-essex-sunk-by-a-whale","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}