Thomas Lurting : the fighting sailor turn'd peacable = Le Marin Combattant devenu paisible / translated and edited with introductory notes by Bill F. Ndi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ndi, Bill F.

Standardized Title:

Fighting sailor turn'd peaceable Christian. English & French

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Lurting, Thomas, 1632-1713.

Lurting, Thomas.

Conversion--Christianity.

Conversion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (98 p.)

Place of Publication:

Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG, 2009.

Language Note:

French

Summary:

The recent pirate activities on the horn of Africa have sparked interest in a phenomenon which in the years of yore characterised the high seas i.e. hostage taking. Combating this ill is the primary objective of the present treatise. Through his autobiographical narrative, The Fighting Sailor Turn'd Peaceable Christian, Thomas Lurting (1632-1713) distinguishes himself as one of the emblematic defendants of the early Quaker ideals for International Peace. In this treatise Lurting takes the fight for these ideals to the maritime scene. Most of the narrative takes place on board the Bristol Frigo

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Bibliographical Information; Preface; Introductory Notes; Notes introductives; The Fighting Sailor Turn'd Peaceable Christian: Manifested in the Convicement and Converstion of Thomas Lurting. With a Short Relation of Many Great Dangers and the Wonderful Deliverances He Met Withal; Le marin combattant devenu paisible chrétien: illustré dans la conviction et la conversion de Thomas Lurting. Avec une courte relation de plusieurs grands dangers et de merveilleuses délivrances qu'il rencontra; To the Reader; Au lecteur

The Fighting Sailor Turn'd Peaceable ChristianLe marin combattant devenu paisible chrétien; A True Account of George Pattison's Being Taken by The Turks; And How Redeemed by God's Direction and Assistance, Without Bloodshed, Putting the Turks on Shoar in Their Own Country, About the Eighth Month, 1663.; Un récit vrai de la capture de George Pattison par les turcs et sa liberation grâce à la direction et au soutien de dieu, sans effusion de sang, déposant les turcs sur la côte de leur propre pays, le huitième mois 1663.; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786613197801

9781283197809

1283197804

9789956715220

9956715220

9789956715343

9956715344

9789956615292

9956615293

OCLC:

830166504