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Hardbound. Condizione: Good. Abridged Edition. Description: Several black and white illustrations. This was originally published in 1868; this edition has been edited and abridged. Joseph Bates (1792-1872) was an American seaman and minister. He was co-founder of Sabbatarian Adventism whose followers would later develop the Seventh Day Adventist Church. This tells of his highly adventurous life -- chapter titles include Early Years and First Sea Voyage; Enforced Service in the British Navy; Months of Suspense (as a prisoner of war); Scuttling the Ship; Immured in the Dungeons of Dartmoor; a Subterranean Passage; The Ill-Fated Ship Criterion; First Voyage to South America; Attaining a Captaincy; Weighing Anchor for Home; and more. BINDING/CONDITION: blue cloth with gilt titles; the spine text is completely rubbed away; owner's name on the front endpaper; Good condition. 8vo (about 8 inches tall). 224 pages.