The Two Supercargoes; Or, Adventures in Savage Africa (Registro nro. 62658)
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| control field | 21490 |
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| control field | UtSlPG |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PZ |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kingston, William Henry Giles, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1814-1880 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Two Supercargoes; Or, Adventures in Savage Africa |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2007 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2007-05-16 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Two Supercargoes; Or, Adventures in Savage Africa" by W.H.G. Kingston is a historical adventure novel written in the early 19th century. The story revolves around two young men who serve as supercargoes, responsible for overseeing cargo on a trading journey along the African coast during a time of limited knowledge about the region. The narrative hints at themes of danger, treasure, and the moral implications surrounding the slave trade, providing a backdrop for the characters' journey of discovery. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to the bustling office of a Liverpool merchant firm where discussions of ship arrivals and the recent tragic losses of the crew of the "Arrow" unfold. Key characters such as Harry Bracewell, a kind-hearted clerk, and Nicholas Swab, the steadfast and morally compromised partner, set the stage for the story’s exploration of the complexities surrounding commerce and morality. As they learn about the arrival of the "Arrow" and the mystery surrounding the death of her crew, the stage is set for impending adventure as Harry and a colleague prepare to take on the role of supercargoes on this significant journey, navigating not just the waters, but the implications of their actions on the dark realities of the time, including piracy and the slave trade. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Pirates -- Juvenile fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Africa -- Juvenile fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Slave trade -- Juvenile fiction |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Skinner, E. F. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21490">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21490</a> |
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