The Earliest Picture of the Essex Disaster - Nantucket Historical Association

George Pollard, Jr., and Owen Chase - Linda Hall Library

George Pollard, Jr. was the captain of the Essex when an 80-ton whale attacked and sank the whaleship today in 1820 inspiring Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. Now WE know em

This Disastrous Shipwreck Forced Survivors into Cannibalism and Inspired the Tale of Moby Dick

Nantucket Historical Association - Today we highlight an exciting new acquisition to the collection, Herman Melville's copy of Obed Macy's History of Nantucket. This book is believed to be the sole surviving

Nantucket Historical Association

Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex, Adapted for Young People from In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick

Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick

Voyage of the Essex exhibit

The Essex and Its Legacy - Nantucket Historical Association

George Pollard, Jr., and Owen Chase - Linda Hall Library

Nantucket Whaler Lost in Pacific Tells Its Tale at Last - The New York Times

Did North America's Longest Painting Inspire Moby-Dick? - JSTOR Daily

Shipwrecks & Survivors