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 | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boston : Printed for N. Coverly, Jr., 1816. |
| Description | 24 p. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Local note | LIT-346 |
| 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." |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Huntington Library. |
| General note | Sabin no. 25189. |
| References | RLIN, CTRG93-B4253 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |