This Real-Life Whaling Disaster Inspired 'Moby-Dick

In 1820 a massive sperm whale rammed a Nantucket whaling ship, sending it to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Stranded 1,500 miles from land, the surviving crew’s horrific quest for survival came to symbolize the primordial struggle between man and nature.

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A Real-Life Moby Dick? The Wreck of the Essex - Historic Mysteries

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