The wreck of the whaleship Essex : a narrative account
Entry/Object ID
G530.E77C43 1999
Description
"The riveting life-and-death saga of man against the deep that inspired Moby Dick" (from cover). Account of the wreck of the Essex. Classic story of how 8 crewmen survived destruction of ESSEX by an enraged sperm whale, in 1820 and 1821.
xiv, 106 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Collection
Library Circulating Collection
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Book, Chase, Owen, Essex (Whaleship), Shipwrecks --Pacific Ocean., Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.
Book Details
Author
Chase, Owen, Haverstick, Iola, Shepard, Betty
Place Published
City
San Diego, CA
County
San Diego County
Region
Southern California
State/Province
California
Country
USA
Continent
North America
Ocean
California Coast, West Coast of North America, Eastern North Pacific Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean, World Ocean