August 12, 1819, the Essex leaves Nantucket Island modest Quaker become global fishing capital for whales. On board, for a journey of three years, twenty-one men charged with the report spermaceti , precious lubricant for the industrial revolution. But, stupor, November 20, 1820, when he ventured west of the Galapagos, the Essex is loaded twice a huge sperm whale. A historic first: never in the history of a cetacean fishery had sunk a ship. For the survivors, revenge Leviathan is only the beginning of their hell. Suivr …
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