Twenty Years Before the Mast, Or Life in the Forecastle

Take to the high seas with Nicholas Peter Isaacs and experience a life of danger, adventure, and excitement. This thrilling memoir recounts Isaacs's escapes from wild beasts, the dangers of war, and the horrors of press-gangs. Readers of all ages will be mesmerized by this seafaring tale.

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