A journal of the shipwreck and sufferings of Daniel Foss : a native of Elkton, Maryland, who was the only person saved from on board the brig Negociator, of Philadelphia, which foundered in the Pacific Ocean on the 26th Nov. 1809, and who lived five years on a small barren island, during which time he subsisted on seals and never saw the face of any human creature.
Author/creator |
Foss, Daniel |
Format | Book and Microform |
Publication Info | Boston : Printed for N. Coverly, Jr., 1816. |
Description | 24 pages. |
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Series | Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 37629 Early American imprints. Second series no. 37629. ^A575643 |
General note | "The public may rely on the truth of the proceeding narrative of the shipwreck and sufferings of D. Foss, who is now living with his relatives in Elkton, Maryland, and has deposited in the Philadelphia Museum the oar, which he so highly prized, and on which he kept a reckoning of the number of days he passed on the dreary island." |
References | Shaw & Shoemaker, 37629 |
Reproduction note | Joyner- Microfiche. [New Canaan, CT: Readex Microprint, 1987-1992]. 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 37629). Photographed from an imperfect copy. |
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Joyner | NC Microfiche | MICROFICHE AM35 SER. 2 NO. 37629 | ✔ Available |