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100 1 _aChase, Owen,
_d1797-1869
245 1 0 _aNarrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex, of Nantucket; :
_bWhich 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.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2020-04-25
508 _aProduced by Richard Tonsing, Mary Glenn Krause, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex" by Owen Chase is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book recounts the harrowing true story of the Essex, a whaling ship that was attacked and ultimately destroyed by a sperm whale in the Pacific Ocean, leading to the captain and crew's extraordinary struggle for survival over the course of ninety-three days at sea in open boats. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for an incredible tale of maritime disaster and human resilience. Chase introduces the whaling industry of Nantucket, establishing the context in which the Essex and its crew embarked on their ill-fated voyage. As the story begins, the crew faces an intense and sudden squall that damages their ship, setting them on a course filled with peril. Their fortunes rapidly decline as they encounter the sperm whale, leading to a breathtaking and chaotic series of events that culminates in the ship sinking and the crew's desperate flight into the vast ocean, setting the stage for the survival story that will unfold throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEssex (Whaleship)
653 _aShipwrecks -- Pacific Ocean
653 _aShipwreck survival -- Pacific Ocean
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61931
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