With Porter in the Essex


Read by Barry Eads

(5 stars; 2 reviews)

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 (6 hr 40 min)

Chapters

Prologue 7:49 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 1 20:45 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 2 28:24 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 3 27:05 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 4 28:52 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 5 27:55 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 6 27:38 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 7 27:20 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 8 28:11 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 9 27:11 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 10 27:27 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 11 27:48 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 12 26:39 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 13 27:23 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 14 26:56 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 15 13:04 Read by Barry Eads

Reviews

Good Historical Book.


(5 stars)

I enjoyed the narrative from a youths prospective. The difficulties and hardships as well as victory. A warning though would be that the words savages and nigger are used in referring to the indigenous peoples. I am thankful to those mens sacrifice and determination to have a free nation though they were not prefect.