The unknown shore / Patrick O'Brian.
The story of a British crew shipwrecked off the coast of Chile near Tierra del Fuego in 1740. Seafaring life in the eighteenth century is described in great detail as two characters, a midshipman and a surgeon's mate, struggle for survival.
Record details
- ISBN: 0393038599
- ISBN: 039331538X
- ISBN: 9780393315387
- Physical Description: 313 pages : map ; 21 cm
- Edition: First American edition
- Publisher: New York : Norton, 1996.
- Copyright: ©1959.
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Available copies
- 11 of 11 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | FIC OBR (Text) | 37810434835095 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | FIC (Text) | 38344100773454 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Belhaven Public Library | FIC (Text) | 38344400049092 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | Fic (Text) | 31554005004352 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | FIC O'Brian, Patrick (Text) | 0112505704182 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | FIC O'Brian, Patrick (Text) | 0112523974151 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Kill Devil Hills Library | F OBR (Text) | 39488500437662 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Lenoir Library | F O'BRIAN Patrick (Text) | 50669012889888 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Macon County Public Library | F O'BRIAN (Text) | 39493104951639 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Pack Memorial Library | F OBR (Text) | 0020506816824 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
The story of a British crew shipwrecked off the coast of Chile near Tierra del Fuego in 1740. Seafaring life in the eighteenth century is described in great detail as two characters, a midshipman and a surgeon's mate, struggle for survival.
