1818 NARRATIVE OF SHIPWRECK OF SHIP OSWEGO ON COAST OF SOUTH BARBARY antique

Capt. Judah Paddock, NARRATIVE OF THE SHIPWRECK OF THESHIP OSWEGO ON THE COAST OF SOUTH BARBARY,and of the Sufferings of the Master and the Crew While in Bondage Among the Arabs NY: Capt. James Riley, 1818(  The publisher had been the victim himself of capture and enslavement after a shipwreck )First American editionpages untrimmed, the text toned and foxed, modern half leather, 3/4 leather over marbled boards. Size: 5 3/4 by 8 3/4"186 pages , appendix and errataText in English====================The Ship Oswego was based in Hudson, New York, and commanded by Captain Judah Paddock. In 1800, it sailed for the Cape Verde Islands to load salt for New York, with 14 people on board. The ship was lost, but all 14 hands made it to shore in Lisbon. After a mutiny by the crewmen and nearly dying from dehydration, they were captured by a band of Arabs. They were imprisoned and held for ransom. After months of captivity, the ransom was paid in Mogadore and the crew returned to New York. Upon land