Project Gutenberg 2013-07-28 Public domain in the USA. 55 Lamson, J. (Joseph) Lamson, Joseph 05022659 Round Cape Horn Voyage of the Passenger-Ship James W. Paige, from Maine to California in the Year 1852 Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Edwards, Chris Whitehead and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Round Cape Horn" by J. Lamson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative chronicles the voyage of the passenger ship James W. Paige from Maine to California in 1852, depicting the challenges and adventures faced by its passengers during the treacherous journey around Cape Horn. The book highlights the discomforts of sea travel at the time, touching on the lives of the diverse group aboard, which includes men, women, and children, as they navigate various obstacles on their way. The opening portion of the voyage describes the initial conditions aboard the James W. Paige, introducing the ship's setup, the struggles with seasickness, and the notable discomfort caused by the ship's leaks and the bad cooking from the crew. The passengers begin their journey with hope but quickly find themselves enduring terrible weather, including storms and confusion due to the ship's instability. Despite these tribulations, moments of camaraderie emerge, such as shared anecdotes about encounters with sea creatures and practical jokes to lighten the mood, setting the stage for a challenging yet eventful sea voyage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43342/43342-h/images/image1.jpg en California -- Social life and customs Voyages and travels Voyages to the Pacific coast Lamson, J. (Joseph) -- Travel James W. Paige (Ship) F850.5 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 314470 314427 2024-10-18T08:14:46.483510 2023-09-19T04:15:49.633123 text/html text/html 314275 2013-07-28T11:37:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 659854 2013-07-28T11:37:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 732894 2024-10-18T08:14:51.430473 application/epub+zip 737415 2024-10-18T08:14:47.513492 application/epub+zip 188216 2024-10-18T08:14:46.985577 application/epub+zip 836776 2024-10-18T08:14:54.645520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 773059 2024-10-18T08:14:50.886498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254851 2022-09-19T18:22:26.353562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279922 279715 2024-10-18T08:14:45.957452 2023-09-19T04:15:49.187163 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 279814 2013-07-28T11:37:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 107424 2013-07-28T11:37:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 279859 2013-07-28T11:37:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 107389 2013-07-28T11:37:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22375 2024-10-18T08:14:54.783435 application/rdf+xml 38542 2024-10-18T08:14:47.120547 image/jpeg 5270 2024-10-18T08:14:47.053478 image/jpeg 661489 2024-10-18T08:14:46.556458 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog