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1821 Shipwrecks Sea Whaling Naval Stories

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1821 Shipwrecks Sea Whaling Naval Stories The Retrospect Navy Officer England

‘The Retrospect’ is a collection of sea stories originally published in the Christian Magazine by English Reverend Richard Marks, more commonly known as ‘Aliquis’. This work depicting various shipwrecks and dangers at sea in which the captain, crew, and ship saw providence and safety much in part to God’s goodness. Many of the stories describe whaling adventures and exploration, which was the medium Marks used to express his religious history.

Item number: #10256

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MARKS, Richard [pseud. ‘Aliquis’]

The retrospect: or, Review of providential mercies. With anecdotes of various characters, and an address to naval officers.

Philadelphia, D. Hogan, 1821.

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Collation: Complete with all pages

IV, [13]-212

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight & secure

Size: ~6in X 4in (15.5cm x 10cm)

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