Shipwreck of the Essex, Chase

FREE! Audio book! This book inspired Herman Melville to write Moby-Dick.

The "Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex" Android Librivox Audio Book App!

Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex by Owen Chase (1797 - 1869)

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)

Total running time: 02:30:42 Read by Phil Schempf

Chapters:

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

The Android App "Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex Audio Book" is a full featured media player with:

Selectable Table of Contents to allow to jump to the start of any of the chapters.

Adjustable Progress Bar to allow to jump to any spot in the current playing chapter

Previous Chapter Button

Rewind Button

Play / Pause Button

Fast Forward Button

Next Chapter Button

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