Chapter 2 Shipwreck of the Essex by Owen Chase Primary Source 1800s Whaling Story Audiobook Reading

Account of the Shipwreck of the whaleship Essex which was attack by a sperm whale. The crew was left out on open water for 97 days and experienced extensive suffering. This is the story that inspired Moby Dick and the movie The Heart of the Sea. The Shipwreck of the Essex by Owen Chase is in the Public Domain. Read by R.L. Wolf for Alitheia Audio. All rights reserved including all audio. #audiobooksfree #whaling #maritimehistory #history #primarysources #seastories #survival #opensea The Shipwreck, c. 1880, Elihu Vedder, Artist, American, 1836 - 1923, Public Domain https://www.nga.gov/artworks/72915-shipwreck