With Porter in the Essex: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

With Porter in the Essex, credited to James Otis, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of With Porter in the Essex by James Otis. Read in English by Barry Eads. The marvelous cruise of the U.S.S. Essex, the United States frigate of thirty-two guns, commanded by Captain David Porter. A story of his famous cruise in the southern waters during the War of 1812. The Essex was the only government vessel of size which was then sustaining the reputation of the American Navy, and she was in far distant seas, with a track equal to more than a third of the circumference of the globe between her and the home port from which she sailed. She was then making one of the most remarkable cruises on record. NOTE: there are several instances of the derogatory N word used in this book. - Summary by Barry Eads and Benson Lossing

Recording facts

• Recording title: With Porter in the Essex
• Author credits: James Otis
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 16
• Listed recording duration: 6:40:27

Catalogue topics

• War of 1812
• seaman
• sailors
• united states navy
• man-of-war
• uss essex

Track guide

1. 00 - Prologue — 7:49
2. 01 - Chapter 1: Introducing Myself — 20:45
3. 02 - Chapter 2: The Coast of Chili — 28:24
4. 03 - Chapter 3: Oliver Benson's Scheme — 27:05
5. 04 - Chapter 4: Among the Whalers — 28:52
6. 05 - Chapter 5: The New Fleet — 27:55
7. 06 - Chapter 6: A Call for Volunteers — 27:38
8. 07 - Chapter 7: An Island Port — 27:20
9. 08 - Chapter 8: Nukuheva — 28:11
10. 09 - Chapter 9: An Old Enemy — 27:11
11. 10 - Chapter 10: Among the Typees — 27:27
12. 11 - Chapter 11: A Naval Station — 27:48
13. 12 - Chapter 12: At Valparaiso — 26:39
14. 13 - Chapter 13: The Britishers — 27:23
15. 14 - Chapter 14: The Battle — 26:56
16. 15 - Chapter 15: On Parole — 13:04

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