Sea stories, 28 thrilling tales of the deep, edited by Tom McCarthy
Type
Label
Sea stories, 28 thrilling tales of the deep, edited by Tom McCarthy
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Sea stories
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1250437229
Responsibility statement
edited by Tom McCarthy
Sub title
28 thrilling tales of the deep
Summary
"Rich in history and drama on the high seas, Sea Stories entertains, enlightens, and inspires. These are enduring stories that have passed the test of time and have attracted generations of readers. They are custom-made for the imaginative reader who seeks adventure ensconced in his or her favorite reading chair-safe, warm, and well fed"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
An American sealer in the Russian Sea / Jack London -- The capture: a true account / Aaron Smith -- The proud Narragansett's escape / James Barnes -- The loss of the Indianapolis / Raymond B. Lech -- Mutiny on board the ship globe of Nantucket / William Lay and Cyrus M. Hussey -- The savage sea / Dougal Robertson -- The Shetland bus / David Howarth -- On the Grand Banks / Rudyard Kipling -- Loss of the Whaleship Essex / Owen Chase -- Yammerschooner / Joshua Slocum -- The wreck of the Medusa / Charlotte-Adélaïde Dard -- Young ironsides / James Fenimore Cooper -- Rounding Cape Horn / Herman Melville -- The last cruise of the Saginaw / George H. Read -- Loss of a man-superstition / Richard Henry Dana -- Treacherous passage / Douglas A. Campbell -- The merchant's cup / David W. Bone -- Seventy days in an open boat / Guy Pearce Jones -- Loss of the Pequod / Herman Melville -- Blueskin, the pirate / Merle Johnson -- The adventures of Captain Horn / Frank Stockton -- The wreck of the citizen / Lewis Holmes -- The cruise of the wasp / Henry Cabot Lodge and Theodore Roosevelt -- Dirty weather / Joseph Conrad -- An introduction of informality / Erksine Childers -- The seige of the round-house / Robert Louis Stevenson -- Mal de mer / Jerome K. Jerome -- Escape from the ice / Ernest Shackleton
Target audience
adult