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Eighty Years Ashore and Afloat, or, The Thrilling Adventures of Uncle Jethro: E…

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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) (7 hr 47 min)

Chapters

Introductory

3:19

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His Early History

8:36

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His First Trip from Home

8:34

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Another Trip to Connecticut

11:53

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A Cruise to Labrador

10:04

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Second Voyage to the Straits

10:33

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Shipwreck of the Elinor

7:05

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A Fishery of Olden Times Described

17:17

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Fishing Voyage and Bad Rum

8:54

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A Cruise of the Coasting Sloop Eastern Trader

8:13

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Uncle Jethro Forms the Acquaintance of his Future Bride

5:28

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

5:35

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Almost a Hero

7:44

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First Voyage in a Square Rigger

4:12

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A Tyrant in Command

40:19

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On the Home Stretch

22:33

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A Trip to New Haven

10:59

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Chapter 18 Whaling Voyage of the Ship Apollo Part I

39:02

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Chapter 18 Whaling Voyage of the Ship Apollo Part II

42:38

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Chapter 18 Whaling Voyage of the Ship Apollo Part III

39:47

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Chapter 19 Uncle Jethro goes Coasting Part I

29:18

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Uncle Jethro Next Goes Coasting Part II

21:42

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A Snake in the Grass

11:24

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Uncle Jethro in Command of the Fair Lady

4:13

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A Wrecking Expedition to the Devil's Bridge

5:41

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A West Indiaman on the South Beach

7:04

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Uncle Jethro Makes a Harbor at Port Sanders and Forms the Acquaintance of a Wan…

10:08

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A Cruise to the Sunny South

34:44

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A Voyage to Labrador in Sloop Hero

16:59

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One of the Voyages of Forty Years Ago

11:20

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The Conclusion

2:06

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