Thrilling Adventures By Land And Sea

Author: James O. BRAYMAN

Genre: History, Nature, Travel & Geography

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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

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PrefaceIncident at Resaca de la Palma; True Heroism; Thrilling Incident; Incident in the War of Mexican IndependenceSketch from Life on the OceanEscape from Shipwreck; The Hunter's WifeDeaf Smith, the Texan Spy; Escape from a Shark; Adventure with PiratesA Sea-Fowling Adventure; Adventure with a Cobra di Capello; Combat of Wild Animals; Perilous Incident on a Canadian River; A Whale ChaseLeopard Hunting And Adventures With Buffaloes And Lions; Hunting the White Rhinoceros, Lion, Buffalo, and Giraffe; A Leopard Hunt; Life in CaliforniaA Storm among the Icebergs; Fall of the Rossberg; The Rifleman of Chippewa; Shipwreck of the BlendenhallAdventures of Sergeant Champe In His Attempt To Capture ArnoldAdventures with Pirates; Kenton, the SpyThe Dying Volunteer, An Incident Of Molino Del Rey; Escape from a Mexican Quicksand By Captain Mayne ReidCharged by a Rhinoceros; Burning of the Erie; Conflict with an Indian; Fire on the Prairies; The Captain's StoryTussle with a Wildcat; Incident in Frontier Life; Female Intrepidity; Encounter with Robbers; Shipwreck of the MonticelloA Jungle Recollection; Attack of Boonesborough; Thrilling Incidents of Battle; Family Attacked by IndiansThrilling Incident; Adventures of Dr. BaconA Battle with Snakes; Estill's Defeat; Incident at Niagara Falls; Skater chased by a Wolf; Our Flag on the Rocky Mountains; Running the CanonThe Rescue; Shipwreck of the MedusaHunting the Moose; Perilous Escape from Death; Fire in the Forest; Pirates of the Red SeaGeneral Jackson and Weatherford; Cruise of the Saldanha and Talbot; A Carib's Revenge; Massacre of Fort Mimms; The FreshetThe Panther's Den; Adventure with Elephants; The Shark Sentinel; Hunting the TigerIndian Devil; Bear Fight; The Miners of Bois-MonzilShip Towed to Land by Bullocks; Destruction of a Ship by a Whale; Burning of the Kent

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