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Sufferings in Africa: Captain Riley's narrative ; an authentic narrative of the loss of the American brig Commerce, wrecked on the western coast of Africa, in the month of August, 1815. With an account of the sufferings of her surviving officers and crew, who were enslaved by the wandering Arabs on the great African desart [sic] or Zahahrah, and observations historical, geographical, &c. made during the travels of the author while a slave to the Arabs, and in the Empire of Morocco

Title: Sufferings in Africa: Captain Riley's narrative ; an authentic narrative of the loss of the American brig Commerce, wrecked on the western coast of Africa, in the month of August, 1815. With an account of the sufferings of her surviving officers and crew, who were enslaved by the wandering Arabs on the great African desart [sic] or Zahahrah, and observations historical, geographical, &c. made during the travels of the author while a slave to the Arabs, and in the Empire of Morocco / Edited, and with an introd. by Gordon H. Evans.
Author: Riley, James, 1777-1840.
Publication: New York : C. N. Potter, [1965]

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xviii, 316 pages : color map (on lining papers), portrait; 22 cm

Uniform Title

Authentic narrative of the loss of the American brig Commerce

Alternative Title

Authentic narrative of the loss of the American brig Commerce

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"Anthony Bleeker ... edited the book for Riley."
First published in 1817 under title: An authentic narrative of the loss of the American brig Commerce.

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64025196

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