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The surprising adventures and sufferings of John Rhodes, a seaman of Workington. Containing an account of his captivity and cruel treatment during eight years with the Indians, and five years in different prisons amongst the Spaniards in South-America. / By a gentleman perfectly acquainted with the unfortunate sufferer.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rhodes, John, 1755-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of Central America--Captivities.
- Indians of Central America.
- Penn Provenance:
- Dechert, Robert (donor)
- Physical Description:
- viii pages, 9 unnumbered pages-268 pages ; 16 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Newark : Printed by Pennington and Dodge, for R. Cotton, New-York, 1799.
- Notes:
- The narrative is in the first person and the statement is made on p.10 that it is from Rhodes' own manuscript journal.
- "There is nothing in this narrative to attest its truth, and the internal evidence is not sufficient to settle the question of its veracity ... It contains some curious details of the customs of the Indians of Central America." - Field, Indian bibl., 1873, p. 330.
- OCLC:
- 5721352
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