{"product_id":"hunting-the-essex-a-journal-of-the-voyage-of-hms-phoebe-1813-1814-hardcover","title":"Hunting the Essex: A Journal of the Voyage of HMS Phoebe, 1813-1814 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEstate Of Allen Gardiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn S. Reiske\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis previously unpublished journal provides an eyewitness account of the epic chase of the USS Essex that was the inspiration for the film Master \u0026amp; Commander. In 1813 the British frigate Phoebe set out on a secret mission to counter the campaign by the frigate USS Essex, which had almost annihilated the lucrative British whaling trade in the south Pacific. After an epic voyage and a nerve-wracking rounding of Cape Horn, Phoebe tracked her prey to neutral Valparaiso where the American frigate was blockaded. A cat-and-mouse game that lasted months ended with an attempted break-out and a bloody battle in which Essex was captured.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn S. Reiske is a retired American academic who discovered the manuscript of this journal by a Royal Navy Midshipman who served in the \u003ci\u003ePhoebe\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 7.28 x 4.81 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45602750627884,"sku":"9781848321748","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/hunting-the-essex-a-journal-of-the-voyage-of-hms-phoebe-1813-1814-hardcover","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}