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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1832 Edition. From The Year
1822 To 1831.
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Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
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Title: A Narrative of four voyages to the South Sea, North and
South Pacific Ocean, Chinese Sea, Ethiopic and Southern Atlantic
Ocean, Indian and Antarctic Ocean, from ... 1822 to 1831. ... To
which is prefixed a brief sketch of the author's early
life.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
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much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GEOLOGY
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geological features of the natural world. Also contained are
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the human stance toward water and land use. Readers will further
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++++ British Library Morrell, Benjamin; 1832. 8 . 1045.i.16.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger
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hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Based on his journals, with literary assistance provided by a
ghostwriter, this 1832 publication gives an account of the early
life and later voyages of the American sealer and explorer Benjamin
Morrell (1795 1839). The titular adventures consisted of
explorations of the Pacific and Antarctic between 1822 and 1831.
The text describes unfamiliar bodies of land, sometimes violent
interactions with native populations (several of Morrell's crew
were killed in the Carteret Islands), and encounters with the slave
trade. Morrell also claimed to have been the first American captain
to cross the Antarctic Circle. However, there are doubts about the
veracity of his narrative, as reported distances, times and
locations, particularly in the Antarctic, have proven to be
inaccurate. This has been attributed variously to error,
exaggeration or outright deception. Morrell himself admits to
enhancing his narrative by drawing on information furnished by
other navigators."
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