Nantucket and the Essex
- 2015
- 17m
'Nantucket and the Essex' examines both the story of the infamous whaling expedition of 1820 as well as the island's ever-changing relationship with this chapter of its history. After the ra... Read all'Nantucket and the Essex' examines both the story of the infamous whaling expedition of 1820 as well as the island's ever-changing relationship with this chapter of its history. After the ramming and sinking of the ship by a sperm whale, the crew endured a months-long struggle fo... Read all'Nantucket and the Essex' examines both the story of the infamous whaling expedition of 1820 as well as the island's ever-changing relationship with this chapter of its history. After the ramming and sinking of the ship by a sperm whale, the crew endured a months-long struggle for survival on the open ocean. Since then, Nantucketers have seen the story as a cause for ... Read all