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During the time of the Second Opium War between Britain and China (1856–60), sailor Edward Brown (about whom little is known) was discharged from a trading vessel in Hong Kong. He was then offered the opportunity to captain a Chinese-crewed ship bound for Wai-how on the west coast, though he was warned that it was a risky enterprise because of the ongoing hostilities. Soon his ship was chased by Chinese pirates and Brown was taken captive for many months in Cochin-China (southern Vietnam). Published in 1861, this engaging account of his captivity, attempts at escape, and eventual return to his livelihood as a mate on a trading ship is told in a lively style, and gives a first-hand account of both a turbulent time in one of the world's most dangerous seas, and the different people and customs he encountered in the course of his enforced time on land.

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• Plný název: Seaman's Narrative of his Adventures during a Captivity among Chinese Pirates on the Coast of Cochin-China
• Podnázev: And Afterwards during a Journey on Foot across that Country in the Years 1857-8
• Autor: Edward Brown
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 310
• EAN: 9781108045551
• ISBN: 1108045553
• ID: 02057856
• Nakladatelství: Cambridge University Press
• Hmotnost: 400 g
• Rozměry: 216 × 140 × 18 mm
• Datum vydání: 02. August 2012

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