Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex – Illustrated By Ajay Posted on December 10, 2015 Posted in Book Trailers, Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex No Comments Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex - Illustrated Kindle and paperback; Audible format coming soon. The book that inspired Moby Dick and In the Heart of the Sea Tagged with: Capt George Pollard, New Bedford, Owen Chase, South Pacific cannibalism, survival stories at sea, Thomas Nickerson, whale attacks on ships, whale ships, Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex