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 Project Gutenberg 2024-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 747 Paine, Ralph Delahaye 1871 1925 Paine, Ralph D. (Ralph Delahaye) Lost ships and lonely seas $aNew York :$bThe Century Co., $c1920. Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Lost Ships and Lonely Seas" by Ralph Delahaye Paine is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book recounts the tales of maritime disasters, focusing on various shipwrecks and the heroic or tragic circumstances surrounding them. It captures not just the physical challenges faced by sailors but also the emotional, moral, and survival dilemmas encountered during these harrowing experiences. At the start of the book, the narrative introduces the brig "Polly", which embarked on a perilous voyage from Boston to Santa Cruz in December 1811. The passengers included Captain Cazneau, a mate, and four sailors, with two passengers—a man and a young girl. Shortly after departing, a violent storm dismasts the "Polly", leaving her crew battling for survival amid harsh conditions at sea. Over the following months, they endure hunger and deprivation, employing desperate measures to stay alive. Their story unfolds in gripping detail, highlighting the grit and fortitude of sailors adrift on lonely seas, and sets the tone for the subsequent tales of adventure, loss, and survival in maritime history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/cu31924009024849 20211225063412paine 1920 us Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Adventure and adventurers Shipwrecks G Text Category: Adventure Category: History - Other 636153 2025-07-29T08:03:42.339503 text/html 610012 2024-06-01T18:16:17 text/html 4296462 2025-07-29T08:03:54.144493 application/epub+zip 4291777 2025-07-29T08:03:44.948517 application/epub+zip 374886 2025-07-29T08:03:43.438497 application/epub+zip 7642942 2025-07-29T08:04:00.455450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7598611 2025-07-29T08:03:52.594488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 580475 2025-07-29T08:03:41.084542 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 560583 2024-06-01T18:16:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15910 2025-07-29T08:04:00.624391 application/rdf+xml 15969 2025-07-29T08:03:43.681483 image/jpeg 2991 2025-07-29T08:03:43.559482 image/jpeg 5549451 2025-07-29T08:03:42.468480 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia