The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century – and inspiration for ‘Moby-Dick’ – reissued to accom

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From the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye--the riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's

In 1820, the whaling ship Essex was attacked by an enraged sperm whale and sank, far out in the Pacific. The event created a dramatic sea story, inspiring Melvi

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