OWEN WISTER Ultimate Collection: Historical Novels, Western Classics, Adventure & Romance Stories (Including Non-Fiction Historical Works): The Virginian, The Promised...
- ISBN-10
- 8026865707
- ISBN-13
- 9788026865704
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 1570
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-07-08
- Publisher
- e-artnow
- Author
- Owen Wister
Description
On November 8, 1861, Captain Charles Wilkes of the American steam sloop San Jacinto, fired a shot across the bow of the British vessel Trent, stopped her on the high seas, and took four passengers off her, and brought them prisoners to ...
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