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A history of the voyages and adventures of John Van Delure : Giving an account of his being left on the N.W. coast of America, by the misconduct of the ship's company : where he lived almost seven years, and married the daughter of an Indian chief : His conversion while in that western world, and the conversion of the Indian chief and his whole family : Together with his return to Holland / Written by his own hand, and sent to his uncle in Philadelphia, in the year 1796.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Dechert Collection PS991.A6 V3 1827
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vandelure, John.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indian captivities.
- Genre:
- Captivity narratives -- United States -- 19th century.
- Fiction.
- Penn Provenance:
- Dechert, Robert (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 94 pages ; 13 cm
- Other Title:
- Western travels
- Place of Publication:
- Vergennes [Vt.] : Published by J. Shedd, 1827.
- Notes:
- A fictitious account, but according to R.W.G. Vail's The voice of the old frontier, 1949, this account is based on fact. The Vandelure captivity is also found in Alonso Decalves' New travels to the westward.
- Running title: Western travels.
- Not in Shoemaker.
- Published in 1817 under title: A narrative of the travels of John Vandeluer, on the western continent.
- OCLC:
- 187452568
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