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https://vimeo.com/172179415/fa09a669f5 Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex is a Stunning Rendition of the True Story Behind Moby Dick. Great Historical Tome By Bill Anderson Amazon TOP 500 REVIEWER This book is targeted to people interested in early 19th Century American History and Commercial Whaling during that period. Actually, this is two books written by two different participants in the endeavor. Also, some loosely related excerpts of other similar stories. Are there a lot of typos/misspellings, grammatical errors or other editing failures? None that are significant. Is it a quick, easy read? Not really. This is more of a leisure read than a quick read. A book to savor. What sort of language does this writer use to amplify the points made? English but of a different sort than commonly spoken these days. Bear in mind, it is largely comprised of a book first published in "the 46th year after" American independence from England. The writing style is absent of foul language but is more passively written than present day writing. Beware, though, there are some disturbing scenes, albeit, not graphic in detail, but, in any language, cannibalism is repugnant to most. My biggest pleasure or disappointment was? The reprint of the original writing by Owen Chase is phenomenal. I only wish he had been more descriptive of the scenes before the whale wrecked the Essex. Especially of the Galapagos. I also wish there had been more Thomas Nickerson's writing. Not merely because his writing had better flow, but simply because he included sketches in his narrative. Something else that impressed me was the illustrations in the second half of this book. Some are simple line drawings, some are full color and reproduced in color, and a few are B&W photographs. All, though, are appreciated by me, as they depict the various scenes and whale attacks of various vessels.
Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex - Illustrated Part 1
