Shipwrecked in Paradise: The Forgotten Survival Story of The Wreck of the Mentor

The story of the Wreck of the Mentor is one of the most extraordinary survival stories you've probably never heard. In 1831, the American whaling ship Mentor wrecked on a reef near the remote islands of Palau in the western Pacific Ocean. Within days, half of the crew was dead. The survivors soon found themselves trapped in an unfamiliar world thousands of miles from home. What followed was a four-year odyssey involving shipwreck, survival, cultural conflict, desperate escapes, starvation, violence, and a rescue mission ordered by President Andrew Jackson himself. Author and historian Eric Jay Dolin joins us to discuss his newest book, The Wreck of the Mentor, and the remarkable true story behind one of America's forgotten maritime disasters. 📚 Eric Jay Dolin’s Books: Left for Dead → https://www.ericjaydolin.com 📚 Rich Little’s Books – Ones and Twos: https://a.co/d/hy3ID0t – Cock on a Rock: https://a.co/d/iM880Tb – Cold Case to Case Closed:  🔹 Amazon → https://a.co/d/53Anu2d  🔹 eBay (Personalized Copies Available!) → https://ebay.us/m/VyCd6x ☕ Hosted by Seth Rosczewski & Rich Little 📺 New episodes every Sunday at 9 AM EST 🎙️ Live Coffee Hour streams Sundays at 7 PM EST