The Sea Voyage Narrative


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From The Odyssey to Moby Dick to The Old Man and the Sea, the long tradition of sea voyage narratives is comprehensively explained here supported by discussions of key texts.










A Narrative Of Voyages And Travels In The Northern And Southern Hemispheres


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Magellan's Voyage


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Remarkable firsthand account by one of the few survivors of Magellan's epochal journey (1519-1522). Remarkably detailed record of new lands, flora and fauna, shipboard life, etc. Introduction. 28 halftones. Map.




Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816


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Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 tells a story of the shipwreck of the Medusa frigate, its aftermath, and the tales of its survivors. Later in the book the author, Jean Baptiste Henri Savigny, describes the area where the shipwreck took place as well as his thoughts about colonization and about the practice of slavery.







The Story of the Voyage


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Study of voyage narratives, including Cook and Bligh, set in the context of British imperialism.