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Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex, of Nantucket; / Which Was Attacked and Finally Destroyed by a Large Spermaceti-whale, in the Pacific Ocean; With an Account of the Unparalleled Sufferings of the Captain and Crew During a Space of Ninety-three Days at Sea, in Open Boats in the Years 1819 & 1820.

by Owen Chase

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  1. NARRATIVE OF THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY AND DISTRESSING SHIPWRECK OF THE WHALE-SHIP ESSEX, OF NANTUCKET; WHICH WAS ATTACKED AND FINALLY DESTROYED BY A LARGE SPERMACETI-WHALE, IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN; WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE UNPARALLELED SUFFERINGS OF THE CAPTAIN AND CREW DURING A SPACE OF NINETY-THREE DAYS AT SEA, IN OPEN BOATS IN THE YEARS 1819 & 1820. 0:00
  2. TO THE READER. 2:04
  3. PREFACE. 3:45
  4. CHAPTER I. 9:59
  5. CHAPTER II. 20:45
  6. CHAPTER III. 38:30
  7. SUPPLEMENT. 2:17:18
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Narrator
Walter — American Narrator (en-US)
Length
2 hr 18 min
Language
English
Added
October 24, 2026
Source ebook
Project Gutenberg
Cover of Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex, of Nantucket; / Which Was Attacked and Finally Destroyed by a Large Spermaceti-whale, in the Pacific Ocean; With an Account of the Unparalleled Sufferings of the Captain and Crew During a Space of Ninety-three Days at Sea, in Open Boats in the Years 1819 & 1820. by Owen Chase