{"product_id":"2940150426276","title":"The Wreck of the Nisero, Our Captivity in Sumatra","description":"The Wreck of the Nisero, Our Captivity in Sumatra. By W. Bradley, (One of the Survivors) Published in London in 1884 with illustrations. (191 pages)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Publisher has copy-edited this book to improve the formatting, style and accuracy of the text to make it readable. This did not involve changing the substance of the text. Some books, due to age and other factors may contain imperfections. Since there are many books such as this one that are important and beneficial to literary interests, we have made it digitally available and have brought it back into print for the preservation of printed works of the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface:\u003cbr\u003e...The Nisero was wrecked on the coast of Sumatra ia November, 1883, and the captivity of her crew threatened at one time to give rise to serious political complications. Thanks to the efforts made by our Government, we were eventually released.\u003cbr\u003e...The following account of our sufferings and adventures is from the diary I kept during our detention.\u003cbr\u003e...Our ship was an iron screw-steamer, of 1818 tons gross, 1182 tons net, built by Turnbull and Son at Whitby in 1878, and launched in August of that year. Her dimensions were: length, 271 feet 6 inches; breadth, 34 feet 9 inches; depth, 24 feet 1 inch. She had a poop and forecastle, the first of 28 feet, the second of 35 feet. She had two decks, and was fitted with four bulkheads. Her engines were by Blair and Co., of Stockton, and were of the compound inverted description, with two cylinders, working up to 78 lbs. on the square inch, and estimated at 150 horsepower.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter I. THE VOYAGE. — Chapter II. THE WRECK. — Chapter III. PONGAH. — Chapter IV. LOWER TENOM. — Chapter V. UPPER TENOM. — Chapter VI. THE BOMBARDMENT. — Chapter VII. ANT HILL. — Chapter VIII. SANDY ISLAND. — Chapter IX. THE PARTY DIVIDED. — Chapter X. THE MONTH OF PRAYER. — Chapter XI. NEGOTIATIONS. — Chapter XII. TUKU-YET'S DIPLOMACY. — Chapter XIII. FREEDOM AT LAST. — Chapter XIV. HOMEWARD BOUND.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations:\u003cbr\u003e(Available for viewing and download at www.digitaltextpublishing.com)\u003cbr\u003ePortraits of the Survivors\u003cbr\u003ePenang, in the Straits of Malacca\u003cbr\u003ePongah, on the coast of Sumatra, where the Nisero was wrecked, November 8, 1883\u003cbr\u003eYapatee, the Chief of Pongah\u003cbr\u003eNative Canoe, Stick, and Paddle\u003cbr\u003eImplements of War \u003cbr\u003eBattahs — Natives of the Interior\u003cbr\u003eOur House in the Forest\u003cbr\u003eSandy Island\u003cbr\u003eMonuments of those who died\u003cbr\u003eInstrument for crushing paddi\u003cbr\u003eCemetery of the Seven who died\u003cbr\u003eInterior of Hut, with Frames of Sleeping-Bunks\u003cbr\u003eNative Implements\u003cbr\u003eThe Nisero, as seen Ten Months after she got ashore\u003cbr\u003eH.M.S. Pegasus\u003cbr\u003eThe General Hospital at Penang\u003cbr\u003eInvalids of the Nisero Crew in the Hospital at Penang\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Digital Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080130838768,"sku":"2940150426276","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150426276_p0.jpg?v=1763745547","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150426276","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}