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A seaman's narrative of his adventures during captivity among Chinese pirates on the coast of Cochin-China and afterwards during a journey on foot across that country in the years 1857-1858book chapter 1861 • Brown, Edward
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
This is the account of a British seaman who was captured by Chinese pirates and of his escape off the coast of Cochin-China. He traveled through the country in the custody of the Cochin-Chinese for over a year. Brown was in a position to observe clos...