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