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Collection:
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7-day Books |
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Call Number:
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ME 920 Jackson |
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Author:
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Hill, Frederic B., and Hill, Alexander Jackson |
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Title:
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A flick of sunshine |
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Remainder of title:
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the remarkable shipwrecked, marooned, maritime adventures, and tragic fate of an American original / |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"The true and remarkable life of Richard Willis (Will) Jackson, an intrepid seaman from one of the leading shipbuilding families in nineteenth-century Maine, whose exploits and adventures in the oceans of the world include surviving a harrowing shipwreck in the Marshall Islands, being washed overboard rounding Cape Horn, and running down Alaskan glaciers. His faithful letters to his family in Maine and his diary offer a compelling portrait of an extraordinary young man of character and independent spirit, intellect and curiosity, no small ambition, and that most admirable of traits, an abiding sense of humor"-- |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9781493060825 |
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(epub) |
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(cloth) |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9781493060818 |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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pcc |
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Geographic area code:
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n-us--- |
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Geographic area code:
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poxe--- |
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Classification number:
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G530.R24 |
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Edition number:
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23/eng/20211119 |
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Classification number:
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910.4/5092 |
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Classification number:
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B |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Frederic B. Hill and Alexander Jackson Hill. |
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Place of publication:
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Lanham, MD |
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Name of publisher:
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Globe Pequot Press |
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Date of publication:
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2022 |
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Guilford, Connecticut : |
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Lyons Press, |
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[2022] |
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Extent:
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159 pages |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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computer |
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c |
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rdacarrier |
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online resource |
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cr |
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Bibliography, etc. note:
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Formatted contents note:
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Ujae -- City of ships -- "I wondered where the captain was?" -- "The large vessel" - Rainier -- Knocked in the head -- A splendid run -- An oasis of the southern Pacific -- "Breakers ahead" -- Among "savages" - fear and reassurance -- Building a schooner -- Jaluit - and back -- Ujae - and back to Jaluit -- "Can't kill Will!" -- Flat on my back -- The bloodiest ship afloat -- Salmon, glaciers, and grand sights -- "I could almost imagine I was out there" -- Prize master -- "The ways and means of the world" -- George Spencer Hinsdale -- "A good sensible girl" -- California and Drumm Streets -- Homecoming -- Epilogue: Will Jackson Day. |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Source of acquisition:
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B&T 10/14/22 |
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Purchase price:
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31.95 |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
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Personal name:
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Jackson, Will |
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Dates associated with a name:
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1861-1889. |
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Fuller form of name:
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(Richard Willis), |
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Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element:
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Rainier (Ship : 1883-1884) |
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Subject:
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Shipwrecks |
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Subject:
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Sailors |
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Subject:
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Shipwreck victims |
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Subject:
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Jackson, Richard Willis, |
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Form subdivision:
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Biography. |
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Form subdivision:
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Biography. |
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Geographic subdivision:
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Marshall Islands |
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Geographic subdivision:
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Ujae Atoll. |
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Geographic subdivision:
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United States |
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Geographic subdivision:
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United States |
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Geographic name:
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Bath (Me.) |
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Form subdivision:
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Biography. |
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Personal name:
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Hill, Alexander Jackson, |
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Dates associated with a name:
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1977- |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Main entry heading:
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Hill, Frederic B. |
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Place, publisher, and date of publication:
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Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2022] |
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Display text:
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Print version: |
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Title:
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Flick of sunshine |
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Record control number:
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(DLC) 2021048375 |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9781493060818 |
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acquire |
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ecip ebook |
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policy default |
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ecip ebook 2021-11-20 |
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xd04 2022-05-28 book rec'd |
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LC online resource |
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2021-11-20 |
Bibliography Copy Information:
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52956 |
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