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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 The Essex was one of a fleet of more than seventy Nantucket whaleships in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in 1819. With whale-oil prices steadily climbing, the village of Nantucket was on its way to becoming one of the richest towns in America.
#2 The Essex was a ship that had a reputation for being lucky. In July 1819, a comet appeared in the night sky, and islanders speculated that it was a sign of something unusual about to happen.
#3 Nantucket was a small island that was home to many superstitious people, who were afraid of the sea. They had good reason to be superstitious, as the sea was an unpredictable force that could destroy their lives at any moment.
#4 The Nantucket whaling industry was the first to use sperm whales for oil, which was much better than the right whale oil. But the rise of the Pacific sperm-whale fishery had an unfortunate side effect: instead of voyages that had usually taken nine months, two- and three-year trips became the norm.

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Publié par	Everest Media LLC
Date de parution	28 mars 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781669372721
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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#1

The Essex was one of a fleet of more than seventy Nantucket whaleships in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in 1819. With whale-oil prices steadily climbing, the village of Nantucket was on its way to becoming one of the richest towns in America.

#2

The Essex was a ship that had a reputation for being lucky. In July 1819, a comet appeared in the night sky, and islanders speculated that it was a sign of something unusual about to happen.

#3

Nantucket was a small island that was home to many superstitious people, who were afraid of the sea. They had good reason to be superstitious, as the sea was an unpredictable force that could destroy their lives at any moment.

#4

The Nantucket whaling industry was the first to use sperm whales for oil, which was much better than the right whale oil. But the rise of the Pacific sperm-whale fishery had an unfortunate side effect: instead of voyages that had usually taken nine months, two- and three-year trips became the norm.

#5

The island of Nantucket created a economic system that no longer depended on the island’s natural resources. The island’s soil had been exhausted by overfarming, but the Quakers reinvested their profits in the whale fishery, which allowed them to weather the downturns that laid waste to many mainland whaling merchants.

#6

Nantucketers were very patriotic, and saw no contradiction between their livelihood and their religion. They were killers, but they were simply fulfilling the Lord’s will.

#7

The town of Nantucket was home to many families who could claim direct descent from one of the twenty or so first settlers. The Friends’ immense South Meeting House was built in 1792 from pieces of the even bigger Great Meeting House.

#8

The island of Nantucket was home to many whalers and sailors, and they had a bloodlust and pride that drove them to hunt whales. The island was also home to a secret society of young women who pledged to marry only men who had already killed a whale.

#9

The island of Nantucket was divided by its commitment to work. Some of the women adapted well to the three-years-away, three-months-at-home rhythm of the whale fishery. Others did not.

#10

The island of Nantucket was known for its extremely efficient business practices. The island’s Quaker merchants were famous for their ability to cut costs and increase profits. This led to a different standard of efficiency when it came to preparing the ship for the upcoming voyage.

#11

The Essex’s upper works had been completely rebuilt by the end of July, including a new layer of pine decking and a cookhouse. The ship was laid over on her side for coppering. The ever lengthening voyages around Cape Horn were another concern.

#12

Quakerism was at the root of what was evil on Nantucket: the sharp business practices of the island’s shipowners. Between July 4 and July 23, ten whaleships left Nantucket, most headed out in pairs.

#13

The island of Nantucket was home to many shipping agents, who provided the owners with green hands. The islanders’ accent was difficult to understand, and they used nautical terms as if they were able-bodied seamen.

#14

The Essex was floated over the Nantucket Bar into deep water on August 4. The loading process began in earnest, and a series of smaller boats began ferrying goods from the wharf to the ship. The ship was fully laden by the end of August.

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