• The Essex Whaling Ship Disaster with Matt Sullivan

  • Apr 16 2024
  • Length: 40 mins
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The Essex Whaling Ship Disaster with Matt Sullivan

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  • The Essex whaling ship sunk thousands of miles from land after an unusual attack from a sperm whale in 1820. Learn how eight men survived months in the Pacific and why this story served as the inspiration for the famous novel, Moby Dick.


    Sources:

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Essex-whaling-ship


    https://allthatsinteresting.com/essex-ship


    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-true-life-horror-that-inspired-moby-dick-17576/

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