How Nantucket Came to Be the Whaling Capital of the World, History
The History of Whaling in America, American Experience, Official Site
The Essex and Its Legacy - Nantucket Historical Association
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
The Essex and Its Legacy - Nantucket Historical Association
Nantucket Historical Association Acquires Important Ship's Logbook Related to Famous Essex Survivor - Nantucket Historical Association
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
The Earliest Picture of the Essex Disaster - Nantucket Historical Association
The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale: First-Person Accounts (Penguin Classics): Philbrick, Nathaniel, Nickerson, Thomas, Philbrick, Thomas: 9780140437966: : Books