A seaman's narrative of his adventures during a captivity among Chinese pirates on the coast of Cochin-China

The Resource A seaman's narrative of his adventures during a captivity among Chinese pirates on the coast of Cochin-China
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A seaman's narrative of his adventures during a captivity among Chinese pirates on the coast of Cochin-China
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Edward Brown
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Language
eng
Summary
During the time of the Second Opium War between Britain and China (1856-60), sailor Edward Brown (about whom little is known) was discharged from a trading vessel in Hong Kong. He was then offered the opportunity to captain a Chinese-crewed ship bound for Wai-how on the west coast, though he was warned that it was a risky enterprise because of the ongoing hostilities. Soon his ship was chased by Chinese pirates and Brown was taken captive for many months in Cochin-China (southern Vietnam). Published in 1861, this engaging account of his captivity, attempts at escape, and eventual return to his livelihood as a mate on a trading ship is told in a lively style, and gives a first-hand account of both a turbulent time in one of the world's most dangerous seas, and the different people and customs he encountered in the course of his enforced time on land
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StDuBDS
Dewey number
915.97042
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no index present
LC call number
DS556.36
LC item number
.B7 2013
Literary form
non fiction
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dictionaries
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Cambridge library collection. Travel and exploration in Asia

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