The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale: First-Person Accounts (Penguin Classics)
by Nathaniel Philbrick, Thomas Nickerson
The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale brings together first-person accounts of a remarkable maritime disaster. Published as a Penguin Classic and associated with Nathaniel Philbrick and Thomas Nickerson, it offers readers a direct historical perspective on the loss of the Essex and its enduring place in maritime history.
About This Book
The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale presents first-person accounts of a notable maritime disaster.
The volume focuses on the loss of the ship Essex and the extraordinary circumstances identified in its title.
Associated with Nathaniel Philbrick and Thomas Nickerson, this Penguin Classics edition offers a historical account grounded in firsthand testimony.
It will interest readers of maritime history, survival narratives, and classic nonfiction.
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