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In 1820, the Nantucket whaleship Essex , thousands of miles from home in the South Pacific, was rammed by an angry sperm whale. The Essex sank, leaving twenty crew members floating in three small boats for ninety days. The incident was the Titanic story of its day, and provided the... read more
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Written the same day Captain Pollard and Charles Ramsdell were rescued by the whaleship Dauphin, the so-called Paddack letter provides a surprisingly detailed account of the disaster.
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- Nathaniel Philbrick (Author)
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