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  • Adventures of an African Slaver: Captain Theodore Canot

    Adventures of an African Slaver plunges readers into one of the most turbulent and morally staggering chapters of human history, told from the inside by the man who lived it. Captain Theodore Canot was a smuggler, a trader, a survivor, and by his own admission, a willing participant in the transatlantic slave trade at its most desperate and dangerous peak. His account, dictated to writer Brantz ... Leer más

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  • Adventures of an African Slaver

    Series series African American
    Grim account by a former slave ship captain describes the apalling machinery of the commercial slave trade, including the harems and "factories" maintained by slavers, treatment and discipline of black Africans on slave ships, the suppression of slave revolts at sea, and much more. Republication of the classic 1854 edition. ... Leer más

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  • Works Of James Fenimore Cooper: (35 Works). Includes The Last Of The Mohicans, Homeward Bound, Autobiography Of A Pocket-Handkerchief And More (Mobi Collected Works)

    This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically, chronologically and by category, making it easier to access individual books and stories. This collection offers lower price, the convenience of a one-time download, and it reduces the clutter in your digital library. All books included in this collection feature a ... Leer más

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  • James Fenimore Cooper: 30 Novels in One Volume - Western Classics, Adventure Novels & Sea Tales

    Illustrated Edition: The Last of the Mohicans, The Pathfinder, The Pioneers, The Spy…

    James Fenimore Cooper's collection of 30 novels in one volume encompasses his Western classics, adventure novels, and sea tales. With a masterful blend of historical accuracy, vivid landscapes, and adventurous narratives, Cooper's work transports readers to frontier America, the high seas, and beyond. His descriptive prose immerses readers in the untamed wilderness, showcasing the clash between ... Leer más

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  • Billy Budd, Bartleby, and Other Stories

    A new, definitive edition of Herman Melville’s virtuosic short stories—American classics wrought with scorching fury, grim humor, and profound beautyThough best-known for his epic masterpiece Moby-Dick,Herman Melville also left a body of short stories arguably unmatched in American fiction. In the sorrowful tragedy of Billy Budd, Sailor; the controlled rage of Benito Cereno; and the tantalizing ... Leer más

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  • Omoo

    A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas

    At the beginning of the book about the wanderings on the ship. The way Melville describes everything is indescribably delightful. With amazingly alluring tongue, he knows all readers life on board the ship, the relationship between the crew. Later, when the main character and his friend appeared in Tahiti, he describes the life of the islanders, how they spend their daily lives, and how modern ... Leer más

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  • Benito Cereno, Bartleby: The Scrivener, and The Encantadas

    In this collection readers will find three of Herman Melville's most popular shorter works, "Benito Cereno", "Bartleby: The Scrivener", and "The Encantadas". Considered to be one of Melville's best short stories, "Benito Cereno" is a tale of the revolt aboard a Spanish ship. "Bartleby: The Scrivener" is a moral allegory set on Wall Street in New York. And "The Encantadas" are a collection of ... Leer más

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  • Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories

    Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories (1924) published posthumously, showcases Herman Melville at his most compassionate and socially engaged. In this final exploration of his self-proclaimed quarrel with God, Melville offers a blistering critique of slavery and social injustice while exploring the conflict between the individuals drive towards freedom and the inhuman absurdities of modernity. The ... Leer más

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  • Benito Cereno

    Benito Cereno is a novella by Herman Melville. It was first serialized in Putnam's Monthly in 1855 and later included a slightly revised version in his collection The Piazza Tales. ... Leer más

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  • Benito Cereno

    Herman Melville’s controversial 1855 short story Benito Cereno retains its power to move the reader over a century and a half after its publication. The story - which ends with a haunting twist - centers on a slave rebellion aboard a Spanish merchant ship in 1799 and because of its ambiguity has been read by some as racist and pro-slavery and by others as anti-racistThe novella follows a sea ... Leer más

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  • Perils and Captivity

    A collection of three accounts of Peril, Adventure and Captivity in the 18th and 19th century :"The Sufferings of the Picard Family after the Shipwreck of the Medusa in the Year 1816" : Tells the story of survivors of the the French naval frigate Méduse, which ran aground off the coast of today's Mauritania on July 5, 1816. At least 147 people were set adrift on a hurriedly constructed raft; all ... Leer más

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  • The Piazza Tales

    Written in seclusion following the intense negative public reaction to the publication of his novel Pierre, The Piazza Tales is Melville's accessible and entertaining collection of short stories concerning love, labor and loss. The collection includes the author's three most important achievements in the genre of short fiction, Bartleby, the Scrivener, Benito Cereno, and The Encantadas, his ... Leer más

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