Project Gutenberg 2010-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 260 Dunham, Jacob 1779 Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Stephen H. Sentoff and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Journal of Voyages" by Jacob Dunham is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The narrative details the author's adventurous life at sea during the early 19th century, particularly focusing on his numerous voyages, encounters with pirates, captures by the British, and interactions with indigenous peoples in the Caribbean and Central America. The book aims to provide an authentic recounting of Dunham's experiences, marked by hardship, survival, and the everyday realities of maritime trade during a tumultuous period in American history. At the start of the account, Dunham introduces himself, reflecting on his early life and the tumultuous journey that led him to a career at sea. He recalls his first significant experience aboard the Sloop Rover during the War of 1812, where he faced challenges such as evading British blockades and eventual capture. The narrative sets the tone for a life filled with perils, including fierce storms, piracy, and cultural encounters, weaving in a sense of personal history as Dunham recounts his motivations for sailing and the relentless pursuit of better fortunes on the treacherous seas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Voyages and travels G Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: History - American 411888 2025-06-14T03:43:57.294888 text/html 412619 2010-10-03T13:27:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 582442 2010-10-03T13:27:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 637724 2025-06-14T03:44:06.273820 application/epub+zip 641460 2025-06-14T03:44:00.748842 application/epub+zip 227597 2025-06-14T03:43:59.277877 application/epub+zip 836647 2025-06-14T03:44:10.553845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 794436 2025-06-14T03:44:05.236860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390062 2022-09-15T12:05:45.673947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379858 2025-06-14T03:43:56.646864 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 379872 2010-10-03T13:27:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 138703 2010-10-03T13:27:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 379919 2010-10-03T13:27:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 138693 2010-10-03T13:27:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19943 2025-06-14T03:44:10.704792 application/rdf+xml 14579 2025-06-14T03:43:59.832857 image/jpeg 3741 2025-06-14T03:43:59.555836 image/jpeg 657102 2025-06-14T03:43:57.370860 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog