{"product_id":"shipwreck-of-the-whaleship-essex","title":"Shipwreck Of The Whaleship Essex By Chase  Owen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDON''T MISS THE MAJOR FILM INSPIRED BY CHASE''S NARRATIVE, \u003ci\u003eIN THE HEART OF THE SEA \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 20 November 1820, just south of the equator, the whaling ship \u003ci\u003eEssex\u003c\/i\u003e, spotted and pursued a shoal of sperm whales. As the crew started harpooning, the largest whale – some 85 feet long – rammed the \u003ci\u003eEssex \u003c\/i\u003etwice and ''stove in her bows''. What followed was an epic three-month voyage in open boats across storm-tossed seas. Only eight men survived, sustained by eating those who died.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition includes Owen Chases’s famous account, as well as memoirs by two other crew members and a facsimile of Herman Melville''s notes on Chase’s narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57650732106110,"sku":"NW9781784871260","price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781784871260.jpg?v=1783373008","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/shipwreck-of-the-whaleship-essex","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}