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.

by Owen Chase

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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.

BY

OWEN CHASE,

OF NANTUCKET, FIRST MATE OF SAID VESSEL.

NEW-YORK:

PUBLISHED BY W. B. GILLEY, 92 BROADWAY.

J. Seymour, Printer.

1821.