THOMAS FAREL HEFFERNAN is a Professor of English at Adelphi University New York. He is chairman of the Melville Society's Centennial Committee, charged with planning the observance of the 100th anniversary of Melville's death.
"Chase's Narrative 'is a good catch for its own sake.'"--New York
Times Book Review
"The astonishing list of books, logs, manuscripts, court records,
ships' registers, and museum records attest to the diligent weeks,
months, and even years that have finally resulted in a volume that
entrances the reader with yarns of the sea. All the drama is still
there, intact."--Ocean
"wondrous tale [to catch] the top-gallant delight of insatiable
devotees of whaling lore and all true Melvilleans."--South Atlantic
Quarterly
"Chase's Narrative 'is a good catch for its own sake.'"--New York
Times Book Review
"On November 20, 1820, a great whale rammed the Nantucket whaler
Essex, 2,000 miles west of Ecuador. Owen Chase, her first mate, and
29 other men took to the boats; eight eventually survived. Herman
Melville's debt to Chase's Narrative (1821) has been known since
Moby Dick appeared, but little has been known about Chase and the
survival of the crew . . . Heffernan's study belongs on the shelf
of every Melville scholar and anyone interested in an exciting
tale."--Choice
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