Life Under Sail: Being a Compilation of the Adventures, Horrors, Hardships, Delights, and RecreationsSixty-nine eyewitness accounts, arranged by nautical subjects. |
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Cabin Boy on a China Clipper | 18 |
Barratry | 37 |
Cannibalism | 49 |
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