Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex: The Complete Illustrated Edition: The Extraordinary and Distressing Memoir That Inspired Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, by Owen Chase
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Read Owen Chase's memoir which inspired Moby-Dick and In the Heart of the Sea, the major motion picture from Ron Howard, released December 2015.
Owen Chase was the first mate on the ill-fated American whaling ship Essex, which was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in the southern Pacific Ocean in 1820. The crew spent months at sea in leaking boats and endured the blazing sun, attacks by killer whales, and lack of food. The men were forced to resort to cannibalism before the final eight survivors were rescued. Herman Melville based his 1851 novel, Moby-Dick, on the sinking.
Chase recorded the tale of the ship's sinking and the following events with harrowing clarity in the Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex.
"I turned around and saw him about one hundred rods [500 m or 550 yards] directly ahead of us, coming down with twice his ordinary speed of around 24 knots (44 km/h), and it appeared with tenfold fury and vengeance in his aspect. The surf flew in all directions about him with the continual violent thrashing of his tail. His head about half out of the water, and in that way he came upon us, and again struck the ship." - Owen Chase.
Filled with art, photographs, maps, and artifacts, this is a richly illustrated edition of Chase's memoir, augmented with memoirs of other participants, as well as the perspectives of historians, contemporary and modern.
"If you are interested in a coffee-table book which covers the importance of the whaling industry and the wreck that influenced Herman Melville to write the American classic Moby-Dick, then get the Complete Illustrated Edition: Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex." - William Connery, Author of Civil War Northern Virginia 1861
Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex: The Complete Illustrated Edition: The Extraordinary and Distressing Memoir That Inspired Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, by Owen Chase- Amazon Sales Rank: #358878 in Books
- Brand: Chase, Owen/ King, Gilbert (INT)
- Published on: 2015-03-20
- Format: Illustrated
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.13" h x 1.00" w x 9.63" l, 2.35 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 224 pages
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"This is a handsome volume, of which Chase would have been proud, and Melville would have acclaimed for its vivid illustrations that make realistic the long gone fishery he described. It stands on its own merit as a beautiful book to tell Chase's tale again, and bring back visual reminders of a sea trade that changed the world (and literature), and is now gone forever." - Columbus Dispatch
"His narrative comes to life in this new, illustrated version, filled with more than 200 photographs, maps, fine-art prints and drawings." - Boston Globe
"If you enjoy tales of the sea as much as I do, you'll find this revamped edition of Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex an excellent addition to your library." - Passage Maker
About the Author
Owen Chase was first mate of the whale ship Essex, which was struck and sunk by asperm whale on November 20, 1820. Chase wrote about the incident in Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex. This book, published in 1821, inspired Herman Melville to write Moby-Dick.
Gilbert Anthony King is an American writer and photographer who won the Pulitzer Prize for his book, Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America (2012). He is also the author of The Execution of Willie Francis: Race, Murder, and the Search for Justice in the American South and has written for newspaper such as The New York Times and The Washington Post.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. then started moving toward the ship at great speed and rammed the vessel with its head By Tom Miller On November 20, 1820 a small but intrepid ship named the Essex, captained by James Pollard and out of Nantucket was hunting whales in the Pacific Ocean. She had just dispatched her whale boats which were closing in on a pod of whales when the hunter became the prey. A bull whale, some eighty-five feet in length, appeared on the surface of the ocean not far off the bow of the ship. It paused as if studying a target, then started moving toward the ship at great speed and rammed the vessel with its head. The whale proceeded underneath the Essex, swam some distance, turned and at even greater speed rammed the ship once more holing the opposite side causing it mortal damage. After salvaging what they could Captain Pollard, First Mate Owen Chase, Second Mate Matthew P. Joy and seventeen crew members left the wreck in three small and less than substantial whale boats. Thus began an impossible journey towards the western coast of South America some three to four thousand miles distant. Nearly one hundred days later only seven were still alive to be rescued in three separate encounters. Toward the end of their trials and in desperation they resorted to cannibalism.The Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex is First Mate Owen Chase’s account of the incident and the subsequent ordeals that ensued. It was first published by Chase in 1821 and has been republished several times in the nearly two centuries that have elapsed since its release. His account spawned many excellent stories of whaling, sailing, adventure and danger. Most notable perhaps is Herman Melville’s Moby Dick and Nathaniel Philbrick’s In the Heart of the Sea which is currently in production as a movie directed by Ron Howard. Melville’s personal copy of Chase’s book has copious handwritten notes in his own hand which indicate how much he may have relied on this original account as he constructed his novel.Philbrick’s approach is one of an historian. He researched the history and background of Nantucket, the whaling industry, ship building and sailing and drew both on Chase’s account and that of Thomas Nickerson who was the cabin boy and a mere teenager when the Essex cleared Nantucket in 1819. Nickerson was finally convinced to put his recollection of the situation to paper nearly fifty years after its occurrence and that account was misplaced until 1960 when it resurfaced and lent a somewhat different perspective to the whole affair than Chase’s.So the question must be asked, “Why release a book first published in 1821 and republished several times in subsequent years?” A simple answer is that this edition by Zenith Press is a beautiful book. But beyond that, Zenith has added texture with an introduction by Pulitzer Prize Winner Gilbert King as well as a number of excerpts from Moby Dick and a variety of other tales of whaling exploits. Also there are some one hundred and fifty pages of maps, charts and photography that are absolutely stunning. Many photographs are of the Charles W. Morgan, the last surviving whaling ship of an American fleet of nearly 2,700 ships, which is today berthed at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut. There is nothing quite like the sight of a three master under sail.This book then is a collector’s item. It stands on its own merit for those that have a casual interest in whaling and sailing and the story of the Essex. However, for the serious collector and historian of seafarers and those who earned their living in such endeavors this is a piece that will enhance and add value to their collection.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A whale of a tale, and its all true... By Brian J McNamara Owen Chase's memoir has been published in several various forms since he originally penned his account of the ESSEX disaster, but what sets this version apart is the inclusion of articles, anecdotes, and images that create an immersive experience for the reader. Of particular interest are images of artifacts and contemporary paintings associated with the American whaling industry. While reading through Mr. Chase's account and the accompanying material you are engaged in a museum experience that illuminates the mindset of the whaler-men and the life they lived, without having to travel to Nantucket or even get your feet wet. With a blockbuster film about this particular ship on the horizon, this book is a great source for factual learning about ESSEX and crew, without the Hollywood influence. The real story is harrowing enough, Hollywood need not interfere with history in order to present a wholly riveting adventure. Read it, and see for yourself.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. …it's not good for the weak…) Owen Chase's memoir inspired Moby-Dick By Robin Rozanski You could just say this is a lovely coffee table book full of incredible illustrations and sidebars about cannibalism to browse, but I am way too much of a Moby-Dick/19th century/old-timey whatnot dork to stop there so I read the whole thing. This book presents Owen Chase's memoir alongside excerpts from Melville and other narratives related to whaling and survival at sea. I was especially fascinated by the story of the ship Medusa and the painting it inspired, "The Raft of the Medusa." (What happens when a hundred people on a raft, lacking the discipline of the sailors on the Essex, have nothing to sustain them except wine?…it's not good for the weak…)Owen Chase's memoir inspired Moby-Dick, and what I find interesting about both the novel and this memoir is the greater context: we are reminded that beyond the dramatic events is an entire industry and international trade economy. The men in these tales face the intense terrors of the sea, the "monsters" within it, and in some cases the darkest depths of humanity in order to bring home oil for lamps and baleen for corsets. "That dress looks great, especially in the light of this smoke-free spermaceti candle…but was your underwear crafted from a cannibal-free whaling expedition?"
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