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Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy

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An account of the Whale Fishery, with anecdotes of the dangers attending it

A collection of true stories of the high seas, from the nineteenth century. Shipwrecks, mutiny, life and death decision-making -- all far from home, while pitting themselves against the elements. The romance of the seafaring life is depicted in its brutal reality. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

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Listen next episodes of Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy:
Wreck of the French Frigate Medusa, on the Arguin Bank Part 2 , Wreck of the French Frigate Medusa, on the Arguin Bank Part 3 , Wreck of the French Frigate Medusa, on the Arguin Bank Part 4 , A Man Overboard , A Scene on the Atlantic Ocean , Address to the Ocean , Adventures of Philip Ashton Part 1 , Adventures of Philip Ashton Part 2 , An account of Four Russians, abandoned on the Island of East Spitzbergen , An Escape through the Cabin-Windows , Burning of the Prince, a French East Indiaman , Capt. Ross’s Expedition , Commodore Barney , Early American Heroism , Explosion of H. B. M. ship Amphion , Fate of Seven Sailors, left on the island of St. Maurice , Fingal’s Cave , Loss of H. B. M. ship La Tribune , Loss of H. B. M. ship Litchfield , Loss of H. B. M. ship Queen Charlotte , Loss of H. B. M. ship Ramillies , Loss of the Amphitrite, Female Convict Ship , Loss of the Brig Tyrrel , Loss of the Catharine, Venus, and Piedmont, transports, and three Merchant Ships , Loss of the Duke William, transport , Loss of the French ship Droits de L’Homme , Loss of the Halsewell, East Indiaman , Loss of the Nautilus, Sloop of War , Loss of the Æneas, transport , Loss of the Peggy , Loss of the Royal George , Naval Battles of the United States , Preservation of Nine Seamen , Seamen wintering in Spitzbergen , The Absent Ship , The Mutineers, a Tale of the Sea , The Wrecked Seamen , Tom Cringle’s Log , Wreck of a Slave Ship , Wreck of the French Frigate Medusa, on the Arguin Bank Part 1 , Wreck of the Rothsay Castle Steamer , Wreck of the Schooner Betsey , Wreck of the Ship Sidney