The whaleship Essex set got underway from Nantucket, Massachusetts in the eighth month 1819 The crew of 21 men was led by Captain George Pollard Jr. and first mate Owen Chase The craft was headed to the Pacific Ocean to whale for sperm whales
VI. That Inspiration for Moby-Dick
Section-IV: A Role of Owen Chase
The whaleship Essex set got underway from Nantucket, Massachusetts in the eighth month 1819 The crew of 21 men was led by Captain George Pollard Jr. and first mate Owen Chase The craft was headed to the Pacific Ocean to whale for sperm whales
VI. That Inspiration for Moby-Dick
Section-IV: A Role of Owen Chase