Thrilling Adventures By Land And Sea


Lu par David Wales

(4.3 stars; 18 reviews)

There is in the adventures of the daring and heroic, something that interests all. There is a charm about them which, while it partakes of the nature of Romance, does not exercise the same influence upon the mind or heart. When there are noble purposes and noble ends connected with them, they excite in the mind of the reader, noble impulses. The object of the present compilation [1852] is to form a readable and instructive volume--a volume of startling incident and exciting adventure, which shall interest all minds, and by its attractions beget thirst for reading… - Book Preface (10 hr 23 min)

Chapitres

Preface 2:54 Lu par David Wales
Incident at Resaca de la Palma; True Heroism; Thrilling Incident; Incident in t… 27:33 Lu par David Wales
Sketch from Life on the Ocean 23:42 Lu par David Wales
Escape from Shipwreck; The Hunter's Wife 34:11 Lu par David Wales
Deaf Smith, the Texan Spy; Escape from a Shark; Adventure with Pirates 32:26 Lu par David Wales
A Sea-Fowling Adventure; Adventure with a Cobra di Capello; Combat of Wild Anim… 30:06 Lu par David Wales
Leopard Hunting And Adventures With Buffaloes And Lions; Hunting the White Rhin… 33:43 Lu par David Wales
A Storm among the Icebergs; Fall of the Rossberg; The Rifleman of Chippewa; Shi… 30:43 Lu par David Wales
Adventures of Sergeant Champe In His Attempt To Capture Arnold 27:57 Lu par David Wales
Adventures with Pirates; Kenton, the Spy 36:12 Lu par David Wales
The Dying Volunteer, An Incident Of Molino Del Rey; Escape from a Mexican Quick… 27:11 Lu par David Wales
Charged by a Rhinoceros; Burning of the Erie; Conflict with an Indian; Fire on … 37:52 Lu par David Wales
Tussle with a Wildcat; Incident in Frontier Life; Female Intrepidity; Encounter… 31:38 Lu par David Wales
A Jungle Recollection; Attack of Boonesborough; Thrilling Incidents of Battle; … 31:55 Lu par David Wales
Thrilling Incident; Adventures of Dr. Bacon 24:07 Lu par David Wales
A Battle with Snakes; Estill's Defeat; Incident at Niagara Falls; Skater chased… 31:47 Lu par David Wales
The Rescue; Shipwreck of the Medusa 30:15 Lu par David Wales
Hunting the Moose; Perilous Escape from Death; Fire in the Forest; Pirates of t… 30:44 Lu par David Wales
General Jackson and Weatherford; Cruise of the Saldanha and Talbot; A Carib's R… 25:16 Lu par David Wales
The Panther's Den; Adventure with Elephants; The Shark Sentinel; Hunting the Ti… 28:16 Lu par David Wales
Indian Devil; Bear Fight; The Miners of Bois-Monzil 28:43 Lu par David Wales
Ship Towed to Land by Bullocks; Destruction of a Ship by a Whale; Burning of th… 16:23 Lu par David Wales

Critiques

David Wales is a great reader


(5 stars)

excellent book worth your time.