{"product_id":"a-seamans-narrative-of-his-edward-brown-9781108045551","title":"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","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1108045553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781108045551\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Edward Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962573148415,"sku":"9781108045551","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_94f50347-4856-46a0-a443-b2183f08be46.jpg?v=1750651866","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-seamans-narrative-of-his-edward-brown-9781108045551","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}