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Skeletons on the Zahara
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Dean King |
Chronicles the 1815 ordeal of the captain and crew of the American cargo ship "Commerce" after the brig wrecked off the northwest coast of Africa, during which the men were sold into slavery and forc… |
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A journal
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Archibald Robbins |
It is a personal journal written by the author Archibald Robbins about him being captured in Africa in 1814 and tortured by the African tribesman. He was released in 1817 and he wrote this Journal ab… |
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Loss of the American brig Commerce
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James Riley |
About the Author: James Riley (1777, Middletown, Conn. – 1840 at sea) was the Captain of the United States merchant ship Commerce. Riley led his crew through the Sahara Desert, after they were shipwr… |
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