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.

Author/creator Rhodes, John, 1755-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNewark [N.J.] : Printed by Pennington and Dodge, for R. Cotton, New-York, --1799.
Descriptionviii, 1 unnumbered page, 10-268 pages ; 18 cm (12mo)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 36228. ^A478749
General noteA 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).
References Evans 36228
References Morsch, L.M. New Jersey, 451
References Ayer Coll. 287
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 36228).
Genre/formCaptivity narratives.

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