Author: Charles Cochelet
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Category : Africa, North
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Charles Cochelet sailed from Nantes on May 14, 1819 on the brig Sophia, (Captain Scheult). The Captain tried to sight the Madeiras and the Canaries, but was baffled by the winds and let the currents sweep his ship too far to the eastward. On May 30 the ship went aground on the coast of Africa. M. Cochelet and his companions were captured by the desert Arabs, and enslaved. They were sold and resold, and at last reached Mogadore, where he was ransomed, and finally arrived back in France, at Marseilles, February 8, 1820.
Narrative of the Shipwreck of the Sophia
Author: Charles Cochelet
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, North
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Charles Cochelet sailed from Nantes on May 14, 1819 on the brig Sophia, (Captain Scheult). The Captain tried to sight the Madeiras and the Canaries, but was baffled by the winds and let the currents sweep his ship too far to the eastward. On May 30 the ship went aground on the coast of Africa. M. Cochelet and his companions were captured by the desert Arabs, and enslaved. They were sold and resold, and at last reached Mogadore, where he was ransomed, and finally arrived back in France, at Marseilles, February 8, 1820.
Publisher:
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Category : Africa, North
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Charles Cochelet sailed from Nantes on May 14, 1819 on the brig Sophia, (Captain Scheult). The Captain tried to sight the Madeiras and the Canaries, but was baffled by the winds and let the currents sweep his ship too far to the eastward. On May 30 the ship went aground on the coast of Africa. M. Cochelet and his companions were captured by the desert Arabs, and enslaved. They were sold and resold, and at last reached Mogadore, where he was ransomed, and finally arrived back in France, at Marseilles, February 8, 1820.
Horrors of Slavery, Or, the American Tars in Tripoli
Author: William Ray
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813544130
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Barbary pirates in Africa targeted sailors for centuries, often taking slaves and demanding ransom in exchange. First published in 1808, Horrors of Slavery is the tale of one such sailor, captured during the United States's first military encounter with the Islamic world, the Tripolitan War. William Ray, along with three hundred crewmates, spent nineteen months in captivity after his ship, the Philadelphia, ran aground in the harbor of Tripoli. Imprisoned, Ray witnessed-and chronicled-many of the key moments of the military engagement. In addition to offering a compelling history of a little-known war, this book presents the valuable perspective of an ordinary seaman who was as concerned with the injustices of the U.S. Navy as he was with Barbary pirates. Hester Blum's introduction situates Horrors of Slavery in its literary, historical, and political contexts, bringing to light a crucial episode in the early history of our country's relations with Islamic states. A volume in the Subterranean Lives series, edited by Bradford Verter
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813544130
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Barbary pirates in Africa targeted sailors for centuries, often taking slaves and demanding ransom in exchange. First published in 1808, Horrors of Slavery is the tale of one such sailor, captured during the United States's first military encounter with the Islamic world, the Tripolitan War. William Ray, along with three hundred crewmates, spent nineteen months in captivity after his ship, the Philadelphia, ran aground in the harbor of Tripoli. Imprisoned, Ray witnessed-and chronicled-many of the key moments of the military engagement. In addition to offering a compelling history of a little-known war, this book presents the valuable perspective of an ordinary seaman who was as concerned with the injustices of the U.S. Navy as he was with Barbary pirates. Hester Blum's introduction situates Horrors of Slavery in its literary, historical, and political contexts, bringing to light a crucial episode in the early history of our country's relations with Islamic states. A volume in the Subterranean Lives series, edited by Bradford Verter
The View from the Masthead
Author: Hester Blum
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 0807831697
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
With long, solitary periods at sea, far from literary and cultural centers, sailors comprise a remarkable population of readers and writers. Although their contributions have been little recognized in literary history, seamen were important figures in the
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 0807831697
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
With long, solitary periods at sea, far from literary and cultural centers, sailors comprise a remarkable population of readers and writers. Although their contributions have been little recognized in literary history, seamen were important figures in the
New Voyages and Travels
Author: Sir Richard Phillips
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Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
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Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
Kotzebue, Otto von. Voyage of discovery in the South Sea, and to Behring's Straits. Necker de Saussure, L.A. Travels in Scotland. Letters from Switzerland and France. Diary of a journey overland, through the maritime provinces of China. Cochelet, Charles. Narrative of the shipwreck of the Sophia, on the 30th of May, 1819, on the western coast of Africa
Author: Sir Richard Phillips
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Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1975
Author: British Library
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
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ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature & History
Author: Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog
Author: Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
Catalogues of Sales
Author: Sotheby & Co. (London, England)
Publisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description