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PETER THE WHALER; His Early Life and Adventures in the Arctic Regions and Other Parts of the World
Crosby & Ainsworth, 1866
275.00 €
Buddenbrooks Inc.
(Newburyport, United States of America)
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Edizione: a very nice copy of this fantastic work of nautical fiction. the book is especially noteworthy for its fine descriptions of arctic conditions, clearly based on contemporary explorers accounts.<br> in the 1830s peter lefroy, wild son of vicar in ireland, is sent off to sea in an emigrant ship bound for quebec. this is the start of a life of adventure which includes the fur trade, travels from canada to new orleans, being captured and escaping from pirates, joining a u. s. navy expedition to the arctic, hitting n iceberg, joining a whaling ship, another shipwreck, living with eskimos, being rescued again, and finally shipwrecked again on the coast of ireland within walking distance to where this entire journey began!