A Seaman's Narrative of His Adventures During a Captivity Among Chinese Pirates on the Coast of Cochin-China: And Afterwards During a Journey on Foo (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108045551)

During the time of the Second Opium War between Britain and China (1856-60), sailor Edward Brown (about whom little is known) was discharged from a trading vessel in Hong Kong. He was then offered the opportunity to captain a Chinese-crewed ship bound for Wai-how on the west coast, though he was warned that it was a risky enterprise because of the ongoing hostilities. Soon his ship was chased by Chinese pirates and Brown was taken captive for many months in Cochin-China (southern Vietnam). Published in 1861, this engaging account of his captivity, attempts at escape, and eventual return to his livelihood as a mate on a trading ship is told in a lively style, and gives a first-hand account of both a turbulent time in one of the world's most dangerous seas, and the different people and customs he encountered in the course of his enforced time on land.

Author: Edward Brown
ISBN-10: 1108045553
ISBN-13: 9781108045551
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/02/2012
Pages: 310
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d