Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Memoirs

Authors: Owen Chase In Year : 1821

Book Language: English

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To The Reader
Chapter One - The Outbound Voyage
Chapter Two - The Wreck
Chapter Three, Part I, November 21-22
Chapter Three, Part II, November 23-30
Chapter Three, Part III, December 1-14
Chapter Three, Part IV, December 15-22
Chapter Three, Part V, December 23-January 7
Chapter Three, Part VI, January 10-24
Chapter Three, Part VII, January 25 to Conclusion

Owen Chase (October 7, 1797 – March 7, 1869) was First Mate of the whale ship Essex, that was struck and sunk by a sperm whale on October 28, 1820. Chase wrote about the incident in Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex. This book, published in 1821, would inspire Herman Melville to write Moby-Dick. (Summary from Wikipedia)