A Voyage To South America, With An Account Of A Shipwreck In The River La Plata, In The Year 1817
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A lost chapter of maritime daring returns a vivid South American voyage and a harrowing River La Plata shipwreck brought back to life. In A Voyage To South America, With An Account Of A Shipwreck In The River La Plata, In The Year 1817, George Fracker (as restored in this Alpha Editions release) recounts an early 19th-century exploration that moves from elegant travelogue to raw survival memoir. Fracker s narrative blends sightseeing and natural history with the sudden terror of an 1817 maritime adventure: the vessel s wreck in the River La Plata, the crew s desperate measures, and the gritty ...
A lost chapter of maritime daring returns a vivid South American voyage and a harrowing River La Plata shipwreck brought back to life. In A Voyage To South America, With An Account Of A Shipwreck In The River La Plata, In The Year 1817, George Fracker (as restored in this Alpha Editions release) recounts an early 19th-century exploration that moves from elegant travelogue to raw survival memoir. Fracker s narrative blends sightseeing and natural history with the sudden terror of an 1817 maritime adventure: the vessel s wreck in the River La Plata, the crew s desperate measures, and the gritty human drama that follows. Readers travel through bustling Rio de Janeiro ports, coastal storms, and remote South American landscapes while witnessing a determined struggle for life and meaning. This edition is historically significant: long out of print for decades, it has been carefully restored for today s and future generations. Editors preserved Fracker s original voice and context, while making the text accessible to modern readers and collectors alike. Whether you re drawn to nautical history, classic travel literature, or compelling shipwreck survival stories, this book bridges scholarship and storytelling. Perfect for casual readers hungry for adventure and classic literature collectors seeking a cultural treasure, this Alpha Editions volume is more than a reprint it s a collector s item that revives a foundational historical voyage and cements George Fracker s place in the canon of South America travel, historical travel narrative, and adventure memoir.
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