Other Famous Shipwrecks
To discover more stories about disasters at sea, browse the shelves in the library.
Try the G 525 section.
How the crew of the Essex told it
The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale by Call Number: G 530 E77 L67 2000Publication Date: 2000-05-01
First Mate: Owen Chase
- Narrative of the most extraordinary and distressing shipwreck of the whale-ship Essex, of Nantucket which was attacked and finally destroyed by a large spermaceti-whale, in the Pacific Ocean; with an account of the unparalleled sufferings of the captain aOwen Chase's published account of his experience on the Essex
Narratives of the Wreck of the Whale-Ship Essex by Call Number: G 530 E77 C456 1989Publication Date: 2015-10-21
Cabin Boy: Thomas Nickerson
The Science of Survival
Nathaniel Philbrick researched the effects of shipwrecks and starvation quite extensively. Here is a selected list of his sources:
- The ecology of isolated groupsAltman, I. and Haythorn, W. W. (1967), The ecology of isolated groups. Syst. Res., 12: 169–182. doi: 10.1002/bs.3830120302
- The Personality of Inmates of Concentration CampsBloch, H. A. (1947). The Personality of Inmates of Concentration Camps. American Journal of Sociology, 52(4), 335–341. http://doi.org/10.2307/2771461
- How Did They Survive? Mechanisms of Defense in Nazi Concentration CampsBluhm, H. O. (1999). How Did They Survive? Mechanisms of Defense in Nazi Concentration Camps(*). American Journal Of Psychotherapy, 53(1), 96.
- Lovers of human flesh: Homosexuality and cannibalism in Melville's novelsCrain, C. (1994). Lovers of human flesh: Homosexuality and cannibalism in Melville's novels. American Literature, 66(1), 25-53.
- Body mass index and percent body fat: a meta analysis among different ethnic groupsDeurenberg, P., Yap, M., & van Staveren, W. A. (1998). Body mass index and percent body fat: a meta analysis among different ethnic groups. International Journal Of Obesity & Related Metabolic Disorders, 22(12), 1164.
- The Limited Nutritional Value of CannibalismGarn, S. M., & Block, W. D. (1970). The Limited Nutritional Value of Cannibalism. American Anthropologist, 72(1), 106. http://doi.org/10.2307/670761
- Desert Thirst as DiseaseMcGee, W. J. (1988). Desert Thirst as Disease. Journal of the Southwest, 30(2), 228–253. http://doi.org/10.2307/40169605
- Man Corn byPublication Date: 1999-01-01
