Thrilling Adventures By Land And Sea

by James O. Brayman

22 chapters10h 23mEnglish1852

About this book

There is in the adventures of the daring and heroic, something that interests all. There is a charm about them which, while it partakes of the nature of Romance, does not exercise the same influence upon the mind or heart. When there are noble purposes and noble ends connected with them, they excite in the mind of the reader, noble impulses. The object of the present compilation [1852] is to form a readable and instructive volume--a volume of startling incident and exciting adventure, which shall interest all minds, and by its attractions beget thirst for reading… - Book Preface

Chapters (21)

1Incident at Resaca de la Palma; True Heroism; Thrilling Incident; Incident in the War of Mexican Independence

1653

2Sketch from Life on the Ocean

1422

3Escape from Shipwreck; The Hunter's Wife

2051

4Deaf Smith, the Texan Spy; Escape from a Shark; Adventure with Pirates

1946

5A Sea-Fowling Adventure; Adventure with a Cobra di Capello; Combat of Wild Animals; Perilous Incident on a Canadian River; A Whale Chase

1806

6Leopard Hunting And Adventures With Buffaloes And Lions; Hunting the White Rhinoceros, Lion, Buffalo, and Giraffe; A Leopard Hunt; Life in California

2023

7A Storm among the Icebergs; Fall of the Rossberg; The Rifleman of Chippewa; Shipwreck of the Blendenhall

1843

8Adventures of Sergeant Champe In His Attempt To Capture Arnold

1677

9Adventures with Pirates; Kenton, the Spy

2172

10The Dying Volunteer, An Incident Of Molino Del Rey; Escape from a Mexican Quicksand By Captain Mayne Reid

1631

11Charged by a Rhinoceros; Burning of the Erie; Conflict with an Indian; Fire on the Prairies; The Captain's Story

2272

12Tussle with a Wildcat; Incident in Frontier Life; Female Intrepidity; Encounter with Robbers; Shipwreck of the Monticello

1898

13A Jungle Recollection; Attack of Boonesborough; Thrilling Incidents of Battle; Family Attacked by Indians

1915

14Thrilling Incident; Adventures of Dr. Bacon

1447

15A Battle with Snakes; Estill's Defeat; Incident at Niagara Falls; Skater chased by a Wolf; Our Flag on the Rocky Mountains; Running the Canon

1907

16The Rescue; Shipwreck of the Medusa

1815

17Hunting the Moose; Perilous Escape from Death; Fire in the Forest; Pirates of the Red Sea

1844

18General Jackson and Weatherford; Cruise of the Saldanha and Talbot; A Carib's Revenge; Massacre of Fort Mimms; The Freshet

1516

19The Panther's Den; Adventure with Elephants; The Shark Sentinel; Hunting the Tiger

1696

20Indian Devil; Bear Fight; The Miners of Bois-Monzil

1723

21Ship Towed to Land by Bullocks; Destruction of a Ship by a Whale; Burning of the Kent

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Thrilling Adventures By Land And Sea

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