Project Gutenberg 2020-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 391 Chase, Owen 1797 1869 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. Produced by Richard Tonsing, Mary Glenn Krause, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "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.) Reading ease score: 55.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Essex (Whaleship) Shipwrecks -- Pacific Ocean Shipwreck survival -- Pacific Ocean G Text Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: History - Modern (1750+) 193673 2025-07-24T12:55:49.478118 text/html 168750 2024-10-17T17:45:35 text/html 139528 2025-07-24T12:55:52.932111 application/epub+zip 139558 2025-07-24T12:55:50.221086 application/epub+zip 139557 2025-07-24T12:55:49.848130 application/epub+zip 194571 2025-07-24T12:55:55.109080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177641 2025-07-24T12:55:52.427068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178000 2022-09-27T23:33:53.186466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173169 2025-07-24T12:55:49.254104 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153155 2024-10-17T17:45:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17109 2025-07-24T12:55:55.244105 application/rdf+xml 11574 2025-07-24T12:55:49.919084 image/jpeg 2349 2025-07-24T12:55:49.883103 image/jpeg 123426 2025-07-24T12:55:49.496123 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia