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Surviving the Essex: The Afterlife of America´s Most Storied Shipwreck
David O. Dowling
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Paperback. Surviving the "Essex" tells the captivating story of a ship's crew battered by whale attack, broken by four months at sea, and forced-out of necessity-to make meals of their fellow survivors. Exploring the Rashomon-like Essex accounts that complicate and even contradict first mate Owen Chase's narrative, David O. Dowling examines the vital role of Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1QSP; 3JH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
Surviving the “Essex” tells the captivating story of a ship’s crew battered by whale attack, broken by four months at sea, and forced—out of necessity—to make meals of their fellow survivors. Exploring the Rashomon-like Essex accounts that complicate and even contradict first mate Owen Chase’s narrative, David O. Dowling examines the vital role of point of view in shaping how an event is remembered and delves into the ordeal’s submerged history—the survivors’ lives, ambitions, and motives, their pivotal actions during the desperate moments of the wreck itself, and their will to reconcile those actions in the short- and long-term ... Read more
Surviving the “Essex” tells the captivating story of a ship’s crew battered by whale attack, broken by four months at sea, and forced—out of necessity—to make meals of their fellow survivors. Exploring the Rashomon-like Essex accounts that complicate and even contradict first mate Owen Chase’s narrative, David O. Dowling examines the vital role of point of view in shaping how an event is remembered and delves into the ordeal’s submerged history—the survivors’ lives, ambitions, and motives, their pivotal actions during the desperate moments of the wreck itself, and their will to reconcile those actions in the short- and long-term ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of New England
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781611689075
SKU
V9781611689075
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