Sunk by a Whale: The Real Moby-Dick
On November 20, 1820, a sperm whale rammed and sank the Nantucket whaleship Essex in the Pacific, beginning an 83-day survival ordeal that inspired Moby-Dick.
On November 20, 1820, a sperm whale rammed and sank the Nantucket whaleship Essex in the Pacific, beginning an 83-day survival ordeal that inspired Moby-Dick.