Thrilling Stories of the Ocean

About this eBook

Author

Park, Marmaduke

Title

Thrilling Stories Of The Ocean From Authentic Accounts Of Modern Voyagers And Travellers; Designed For The Entertainment And Instruction Of Young People

Credits

Produced by Josephine Paolucci, Juliet Sutherland. The scans made available through the generosity of the Internet Archive Children's Library.

Language

English

LoC Class

PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Subject

Sea stories

Category

Text

eBook-No.

13604

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13604

Release Date

October 6, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Thrilling Stories Of The Ocean
2. 2.STORIES OF THE OCEAN.
3. 3.THE POULTRY BASKET—A LIFE-PRESERVER.
4. 4.THE LIFE BOAT.
5. 5.WHALE FISHING.
6. 6.SHIP TOWED TO LAND BY BULLOCKS
7. 7.THE SINKING OF THE ROYAL GEORGE.
8. 8.BLOWING UP OF THE ROYAL GEORGE.
9. 9.LOSS OF THE MELVILLE CASTLE.
10. 10.BURNING OF THE KENT EAST INDIAMAN.
11. 11.THE PELICAN.
12. 12.CATCHING TURTLE.
13. 13.THE WRECK OF THE STEAMBOAT.
14. 14.WATERSPOUTS.
15. 15.HEAVING THE LEAD.
16. 16.THE BALLOON AT SEA.
17. 17.AN ADVENTURE OF PAUL JONES.
18. 18.ADMIRAL NELSON.
19. 19.DISCOVERY OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
20. 20.ADMIRAL KEPPEL AND THE DEY OF ALGIERS.
21. 21.LOSS OF THE CATARAQUE.
22. 22.LOSS OF THE FRANCIS SPAIGHT.
23. 23.LOSS OF THE GOLDEN RULE.
24. 24.DANGERS OF WHALING SHIPS AMONG ICE BERGS.
25. 25.MASSACRE OF THE CREW OF THE ATAHUALPA.
26. 26.SHIPWRECK OF THE BLENDENHALL.
27. 27.SHIPWRECK OF THE MEDUSA.
28. 28.SINGULAR LOSS OF THE SHIP ESSEX, SUNK BY A WHALE.
29. 29.LOSS OF THE WELLINGTON.
30. 30.LOSS OF THE ABERGAVENNY.
31. 31.CRUISE OF THE SALDANHA AND TALBOT.
32. 32.SHIPWRECK OF THE NAUTILUS.
33. 33.GALLANT EXPLOITS OF COMMODORE DECATUR.
34. 34.EXPLOITS OF COMMODORE HULL.
35. 35.EXPLOITS OF COMMODORE BARNEY.
36. 36.COSTUMES OF EUROPE.
37. 37.[Illustration]

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