Stove by a Whale: Owen Chase and the Essex

A thrilling documentation of the first sinking of a ship by a whale.

The first documented sinking of a ship by a whale and a harrowing account by the ship’s first mate of the survivors’ three months adrift in small boats. A thrilling narrative that inspired Herman Melville’s masterpiece Moby Dick.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wesleyan University Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 15, 1990
Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0819562440
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0819562449
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.06 x 0.83 x 9.02 inches