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Eighty Years Ashore and Afloat, or, The Thrilling Adventures of Uncle Jethro: Embracing the Remarkable Episodes in a Life of Toil and Danger, on Land and Sea

Experiences of Jethro Ripley, mainly in the Atlantic coast trade, but including an account of a whaling voyage around Cape Horn. The narrative is in the first person and is a vivid account of the seafaring life in the 1800's. Published in 1873. (Summary by PhyllisV)

Year of Publication: 1873Genres: Biography & Autobiography

Running Time: 07 hours 47 minutes 24 seconds

#	Chapter Name
	Introductory PhyllisV	3:19
	His Early History PhyllisV	8:36
	His First Trip from Home PhyllisV	8:34
	Another Trip to Connecticut PhyllisV	11:53
	A Cruise to Labrador PhyllisV	10:04
	Second Voyage to the Straits PhyllisV	10:33
	Shipwreck of the Elinor PhyllisV	7:05
	A Fishery of Olden Times Described PhyllisV	17:17
	Fishing Voyage and Bad Rum PhyllisV	8:54
	A Cruise of the Coasting Sloop Eastern Trader PhyllisV	8:13
	Uncle Jethro Forms the Acquaintance of his Future Bride PhyllisV	5:28
	Capture of the Whaler Mary Ann, by an English Man-of-War PhyllisV	5:35
	Almost a Hero PhyllisV	7:44
	First Voyage in a Square Rigger PhyllisV	4:12
	A Tyrant in Command PhyllisV	40:19
	On the Home Stretch PhyllisV	22:33
	A Trip to New Haven PhyllisV	10:59
	Chapter 18 Whaling Voyage of the Ship Apollo Part I PhyllisV	39:02
	Chapter 18 Whaling Voyage of the Ship Apollo Part II PhyllisV	42:38
	Chapter 18 Whaling Voyage of the Ship Apollo Part III PhyllisV	39:47
	Chapter 19 Uncle Jethro goes Coasting Part I PhyllisV	29:18
	Uncle Jethro Next Goes Coasting Part II PhyllisV	21:42
	A Snake in the Grass PhyllisV	11:24
	Uncle Jethro in Command of the Fair Lady PhyllisV	4:13
	A Wrecking Expedition to the Devil's Bridge PhyllisV	5:41
	A West Indiaman on the South Beach PhyllisV	7:04
	Uncle Jethro Makes a Harbor at Port Sanders and Forms the Acquaintance of a Wandering Tribe PhyllisV	10:08
	A Cruise to the Sunny South PhyllisV	34:44
	A Voyage to Labrador in Sloop Hero PhyllisV	16:59
	One of the Voyages of Forty Years Ago PhyllisV	11:20
	The Conclusion PhyllisV	2:06