A collection of true stories of the high seas, from the nineteenth century. Shipwrecks, mutiny, life and death decision-making — all far from home, while pitting themselves against the elements. The romance of the seafaring life is depicted in its brutal reality. – Summary by Lynne Thompson
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Preface
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Adventures of Capt. Woodward and Five Seamen in the island of Celebes
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An Occurrence at sea
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Loss of H. B. M ship Phœnix, off Cuba
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An account of the Whale Fishery, with anecdotes of the dangers attending it
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Loss of the Brig Tyrrel
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Loss of the Peggy
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Loss of H. B. M. ship Litchfield
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Wreck of the Rothsay Castle Steamer
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Loss of the French ship Droits de L’Homme
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Loss of H. B. M. ship Queen Charlotte
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A Scene on the Atlantic Ocean
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Wreck of the French Frigate Medusa, on the Arguin Bank Part 1
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Wreck of the French Frigate Medusa, on the Arguin Bank Part 2
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Wreck of the French Frigate Medusa, on the Arguin Bank Part 3
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Wreck of the French Frigate Medusa, on the Arguin Bank Part 4
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Loss of the Royal George
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Loss of the Æneas, transport
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The Absent Ship
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Loss of the Halsewell, East Indiaman
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An account of Four Russians, abandoned on the Island of East Spitzbergen
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Loss of the Amphitrite, Female Convict Ship
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The Mutineers, a Tale of the Sea
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Fate of Seven Sailors, left on the island of St. Maurice
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Seamen wintering in Spitzbergen
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A Man Overboard
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An Escape through the Cabin-Windows
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Tom Cringle’s Log
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Loss of the Nautilus, Sloop of War
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Wreck of a Slave Ship
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The Wrecked Seamen
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Adventures of Philip Ashton Part 1
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Adventures of Philip Ashton Part 2
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Explosion of H. B. M. ship Amphion
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Loss of H. B. M. ship La Tribune
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Burning of the Prince, a French East Indiaman
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Wreck of the Schooner Betsey
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Early American Heroism
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Fingal’s Cave
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Loss of H. B. M. ship Ramillies
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Preservation of Nine Seamen
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Capt. Ross’s Expedition
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Loss of the Catharine, Venus, and Piedmont, transports, and three Merchant Ships
