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SHARAN, JAMES. The Adventures of James Sharan: Compiled from the Journal written during his Voyages and Travels. 1808
SHARAN, JAMES. The Adventures of James Sharan: Compiled from the Journal written during his Voyages and Travels in the Four Quarters of the Globe. 12mo, contemporary calf, rubbed; hinges split, browning and foxing, lacks rear free endpaper and part of subscriber list (last leaf and parts of 2 other leaves); early owner's signature on front pastedown. Baltimore, 1808
- Notes: Includes an account of the author's service in the British navy during the American Revolution (pages 32-44), a general history of the American Revolution (45-69), and an account of the author's 1787 river journey from New Orleans to Niagara Falls, encountering various American Indian tribes along the way (99-122). "Sharan seems to have been a sailor, wheelwright, and itinerant trader of an adventurous disposition . . . it is hard to accept his story"--Dow's Niagara Falls 89. Only one other sale record traced since 1976. Howes H328, Sabin 79772.
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