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The Whaleship Essex & The Real Life Story of Moby Dick

2025-12-02 · 79 min · episode 33 · 12 entities

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    e & The Essex. Wesleyan University Press, NH, USA. Philbrick, Nathaniel (2000) In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. Viking Press. NY, USA. ------ For almost
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    Link in episode "The Whaleship Essex & The Real Life Story of Moby Dick": http://author.to/darkhistories%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0
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    Link in episode "The Whaleship Essex & The Real Life Story of Moby Dick": https://discord.gg/cmGcBFf%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0
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    Link in episode "The Whaleship Essex & The Real Life Story of Moby Dick": http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0

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  • mentioned History website
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    Link in episode "The Whaleship Essex & The Real Life Story of Moby Dick": http://author.to/darkhistories%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0
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    Link in episode "The Whaleship Essex & The Real Life Story of Moby Dick": https://discord.gg/cmGcBFf%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0
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    Link in episode "The Whaleship Essex & The Real Life Story of Moby Dick": http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0
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    Link in episode "The Whaleship Essex & The Real Life Story of Moby Dick": http://author.to/darkhistories%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0
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    Link in episode "The Whaleship Essex & The Real Life Story of Moby Dick": https://discord.gg/cmGcBFf%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0
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    Link in episode "The Whaleship Essex & The Real Life Story of Moby Dick": http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0

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  • mentioned In the Heart of the Sea book
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    e & The Essex. Wesleyan University Press, NH, USA. Philbrick, Nathaniel (2000) In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. Viking Press. NY, USA. ------ For almost
  • references In the Heart of the Sea book
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    e & The Essex. Wesleyan University Press, NH, USA. Philbrick, Nathaniel (2000) In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. Viking Press. NY, USA. ------ For almost

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Episode description as stored
In the summer of 1819,  the whaleship Essex set sail from Nantucket, chasing fortune across the vast and indifferent Pacific. What began as a routine whaling voyage soon veered into a nightmare, however, when the hunted became the hunter, and the ship, until now known as one of the luckiest around, was smashed to splinters, leaving her crew adrift in an ocean without mercy. Their struggle was a descent into fear, hunger, and the raw edge of human endurance that would go on to inspire the story of Moby Dick, though much of the darker elements would be left at sea, where such stories belonged. SOURCES Chase, Owen (1821) Narrative of the Wreck of the Whaleship Essex. Wesleyan University Press. NH, USA. Heffernan, Thomas (1981) Stove by a Whale: Owen Chase & The Essex. Wesleyan University Press, NH, USA. Philbrick, Nathaniel (2000) In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. Viking Press. NY, USA. ------ For almost anything, head over to the podcasts hub at ⁠⁠⁠⁠darkhistories.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the show by visiting our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Dark Histories books are available to buy here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://author.to/darkhistories⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dark Histories merch is available here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3GChjk9⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with us on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://twitter.com/darkhistories⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or you can contact us directly via email at ⁠⁠⁠⁠contact@darkhistories.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or join our Discord community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/cmGcBFf⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Dark Histories Butterfly was drawn by Courtney, who you can find on Instagram @bewildereye Music was recorded by me © Ben Cutmore 2017 Other Outro music was Paul Whiteman & his orchestra with Mildred Bailey - All of me (1931). It's out of copyright now, but if you're interested, that was that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices