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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rhodes, John, 1755-
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rhodes, John, 1755-.
- Rhodes, John.
- Indians of Central America.
- Indian captivities.
- Genre:
- Captivity narratives.
- Physical Description:
- viii pages, 1 unnumbered page,10-268 pages ; 12⁰
- Place of Publication:
- Newark [N.J.] : Printed by Pennington and Dodge, for R. Cotton, New-York, --1799.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- A first person narrative, purportedly from Rhodes's manuscript journal, but probably fictitious. The account resembles, and is evidently a reworking of, The surprizing adventures of John Roach, mariner of Whitehaven (Whitehaven, [1784?], Liverpool, 1785, and Dumfries, 1788 editions).
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
- Cited in:
- Evans, 36228
- Morsch, L.M. New Jersey, 451
- Ayer Coll., 287
- English Short Title Catalog, W22398.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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