| Title | : | Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex (UNABRIDGED) |
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| Author | : | Owen Chase |
| Release | : | 2021-08-20 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Mysteries & Thrillers |
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| 1 | Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex (UNABR | Owen Chase |
| 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) |
