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Title:
A forgotten sea tragedy: loss of the whaleship Essex
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
whaling
whales, sperm
Essex (whaleship)
Object ID:
Kim06-036
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
November 16, 1995
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
The whaleship, Essex, was sunk by two butts of an 85 foot sperm whale determined to kill its enemy. There is much more about this incident in this story.
People:
Stackpole, Edouard A.
Cutler, Carl C.
Chase. Owen (1821)
Melville, Herman
Pollard, George, Jr. (Capt)
Joy, Matthew (1821)
Search Terms:
Munson Institute
Inquierer and Mirror (newspaper)
Nantucket Historical Society
Peter Foulger Museum
Whalea and Destiny (book)