Eighty Years Ashore and Afloat, or, The Thrilling Adventures of Uncle Jethro: Embracing the Remarkable Episodes in a Life of Toil and Danger, on Land and Sea

by E. C. Cornell

31 chapters7h 47mEnglish1873

About this book

Experiences of Jethro Ripley, mainly in the Atlantic coast trade, but including an account of a whaling voyage around Cape Horn. The narrative is in the first person and is a vivid account of the seafaring life in the 1800's. Published in 1873. (Summary by PhyllisV)

Chapters (31)

1Introductory

199

2His Early History

516

3His First Trip from Home

514

4Another Trip to Connecticut

713

5A Cruise to Labrador

604

6Second Voyage to the Straits

633

7Shipwreck of the Elinor

425

8A Fishery of Olden Times Described

1037

9Fishing Voyage and Bad Rum

534

10A Cruise of the Coasting Sloop Eastern Trader

493

11Uncle Jethro Forms the Acquaintance of his Future Bride

328

12Capture of the Whaler Mary Ann, by an English Man-of-War

335

13Almost a Hero

464

14First Voyage in a Square Rigger

252

15A Tyrant in Command

2419

16On the Home Stretch

1353

17A Trip to New Haven

659

18Chapter 18 Whaling Voyage of the Ship Apollo Part I

2342

19Chapter 18 Whaling Voyage of the Ship Apollo Part II

2558

20Chapter 18 Whaling Voyage of the Ship Apollo Part III

2387

21Chapter 19 Uncle Jethro goes Coasting Part I

1758

22Uncle Jethro Next Goes Coasting Part II

1302

23A Snake in the Grass

684

24Uncle Jethro in Command of the Fair Lady

253

25A Wrecking Expedition to the Devil's Bridge

341

26A West Indiaman on the South Beach

424

27Uncle Jethro Makes a Harbor at Port Sanders and Forms the Acquaintance of a Wandering Tribe

608

28A Cruise to the Sunny South

2084

29A Voyage to Labrador in Sloop Hero

1019

30One of the Voyages of Forty Years Ago

680

31The Conclusion

126

Eighty Years Ashore and Afloat, or, The Thrilling Adventures of Uncle Jethro: Embracing the Remarkable Episodes in a Life of Toil and Danger, on Land and Sea

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Chapters (31)

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