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The surprising adventures and sufferings of John Rhodes, a seaman of Workington [electronic resource] : --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
Rhodes, John, 1755-
Published
New-York : Printed for R. Cotton, by G. Forman, no. 64, Water-Street, --1798.
Physical Description
vii, 2 unnumbered pages, 10-250 [i.e., 10-252] pages ; 12⁰.
Additional Creators
Cotton, Rowland and Forman, George, 1770?-1833
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A 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).
Error in paging: p. 249-252 misnumbered 247-250.
Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
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Citation/References Note
English Short Title Catalog, W22397.
Reproduction Note
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Reviewed/Cited In
Evans, C. American bibliography, 34461
Ayer, 123
Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present, 70763
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