The Adventures of Jack, or A Life on the Wave

Newhall, Charles Lyman

Published by Southbridge,Massachusetts, Southbridge,Massachusetts, 1859

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Original black cloth, spine slightly perished, bumped at top and bottom. Dampstaining to front endpapers, otherwise excellent. 134, [4] pp. This is the story of the life and adventures of the author at sea and provides excellent details of life on whaling ships. He describes, among other things, cannibalism among natives of some Pacific islands. The New Bedford Whaling Museum cites this as a "short, easy, engaging memoir". He was also aboard the Copia and the Bowditch and spent time ashore on Hilo. The author's early life was spent in Worcester, Mass, born in 1834. In his whaling travels he visited St. Paul's, Isle Bourbon, Haiti, Juan Fernandez Isles, Hawaii (the Big Island and Oahu, dining with the Hawaiian king at one point) , up to the Arctic to the coast of Kamschatka at Cape St. Thadeus, Hong Kong, Marquesa Islands, Finland. A chatty account, including a description of cannibalism among natives of some Pacific islands. He eventually returned to Southbridge, Mass, where he set up a printing establishment, and printed this book. Forbes 2335; OCLC: 16330783.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Adventures of Jack, or A Life on the Wave
• Publisher: Southbridge,Massachusetts, Southbridge,Massachusetts
• Publication Date: 1859
• Binding: Hardcover
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