Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex

About this film

LibriVox recording of Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex by Owen Chase. Read in English by Phil Schempf. 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) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (69MB)

Directors & creators

Owen Chase

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;survival; whaling; Sea Story; cannabalism

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