Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex
Author(s): Owen Chase
Genre(s): Memoirs
Narrators: Phil Schempf
Number of Chapters: 10
Length: 02 hours and 30 minutes
Language: English
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)
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The audiobook Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex falls under the genres of Memoirs. It is written by Owen Chase.