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  • Journal of an African Cruiser

    by Horatio Bridge ...
    "Journal of an African Cruiser" by Horatio Bridge is a captivating narrative that chronicles the author's experiences during his time aboard a naval vessel patrolling the African coast. Bridge's vivid descriptions and keen observations provide readers with a unique glimpse into the complexities of maritime life and the socio-political landscape of Africa during his travels. The book serves as both ... Read more

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  • Journal of an African Cruiser

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Horatio Bridge ...
    Horatio Bridge's Journal of an African Cruiser turns a U.S. Navy voyage along the West Coast of Africa into a vivid record of sea travel, colonial outposts, and human encounter. From the Atlantic crossing under the Gulf Stream to quarantine at Teneriffe and the streets of Santa Cruz, Bridge watches everything with a sailor's eye for weather, food, shipboard routine, and the comic misery of bad ... Read more

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  • Personal Recollections of Nathaniel Hawthorne

    by Horatio Bridge ...
    Horatio Bridge, who has compiled this volume of reminiscences chiefly from Hawthorne's correspondence with himself and wife, is a retired Paymaster-General in the United States Navy. Mr. Bridge does not strictly follow the rules of chronology in his pages, and makes no attempt at a biographical sketch or critical estimate of Hawthorne. He simply gives facts old and new with little regard to ... Read more

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  • Journal of an African Cruiser

    Comprising Sketches of the Canaries, the Cape De Verds, Liberia, Madeira, Sierra Leone, and Other Places of Interest on the West Coast of Africa

    by Horatio Bridge ...
    In "Journal of an African Cruiser," Horatio Bridge presents a vivid and meticulously detailed narrative of his experiences as a naval officer in the mid-19th century. The book is characterized by its rich descriptive prose and an introspective literary style, offering a unique look at the complexities of maritime life, colonialism, and the African coast during a tumultuous period in history. ... Read more

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  • Journal of an African Cruiser

    by Horatio Bridge ...
    "Journal of an African Cruiser" by Horatio Bridge is a gripping naval memoir chronicling his maritime adventures and anti-slavery efforts along the African coast. As a naval officer, Bridge embarked on a daring naval expedition to West Africa, where he confronted the harrowing realities of the slave trade. Through vivid accounts of his encounters with slave traders and his efforts to combat this ... Read more

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    An exceptionally definitive and insightful record of this settlement and its tenants somewhere in the range of 1788 and 1791. ... Read more

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  • The Mutiny on the Bounty

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    by Captain William Bligh, Sir John Farrow, Rosalind Amelia Young ...
    The Mutiny of the Bounty is one of the most famous stories in maritime history that has been told in countless books and motion pictures. It describes the arduous voyage of the H.M.S. Bounty, under the harsh rule of the strict Captain Bligh, and the eventual mutiny of much of the crew led by the Mutineer Fletcher Christian. Less well-known is the incredible survival story of how Captain Bligh and ... Read more

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    "A Narrative of the Mutiny, on Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty and the Subsequent Voyage" by William Bligh is a firsthand account of the infamous mutiny that took place aboard the HMS Bounty. Bligh, the ship's captain, details the events leading up to the mutiny, the actions of the crew, and the challenges he faced after being cast adrift. His narrative provides a unique perspective on leadership, ... Read more

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  • Captain Canot Or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver

    by Theodore Canot; Brantz Mayer ...
    "Captain Canot, or Twenty Years of an African Slaver" is a compelling narrative that chronicles the life of Theodore Canot, a notorious slaver who operated along the African coast. The book provides a firsthand account of the brutal realities of the slave trade, detailing Canot's experiences and the moral dilemmas he faced. Through vivid storytelling, the authors expose the inhumane conditions ... Read more

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  • Travels into the Interior of Africa

    by Mungo Park ...
    Mungo Park's account of his journeys into West Africa in 1795 and again in 1805 provided Europeans with their first reliable description of the interior of the continent. Though he failed in the object of his mission -to chart the course of the Niger River -he succeeded in leaving a unique record of everyday life before the exploitation of Africa by Europeans, as valuable today as it was then. His ... Read more

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  • Travels in the Interior of Africa -- Volume 02

    by Mungo Park ...
    Travels in the Interior of Africa Volume 2 is the second part of Mungo Park’s account of his extraordinary journey through West Africa, published in 1799. This volume continues Park’s search for the source of the Niger River, which began in Volume 1. In this section, Park delves deeper into the interior of Africa, covering the experiences of his travels, interactions with native tribes, and the ... Read more

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  • Travels in the Interior of Africa

    by Mungo Park, Bernard Waites, Tom Griffith ...
    Series series Classics of World Literature
    With an Introduction and Notes by Bernard Waites, The Open UniversityIn 1795 Mungo Park, a twenty-four year old Scottish surgeon, set out from the Gambia to trace the course of the Niger, a river of which Europeans had no first-hand knowledge. Travels in the interior districts of Africa… is his Journal of that extraordinary journey. He travelled on the sufferance of African rulers and soon came to ... Read more

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