02821cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000150007804000110009304100170010405000060012110000270012724503090015426400510046330000470051433600260056133700260058733800360061350000310064950802100068052013480089053400450223865300260228365300220230965300240233165300270235565300170238285600430239999900170244232012UtSlPG20260610133730.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aca17000818  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aG1 aHolden, Horace,d1810-12aA Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute :bWho were cast away in the American ship Mentor, on the Pelew Islands, in the year 1832; and for two years afterwards were subjected to unheard of sufferings among the barbarous inhabitants of Lord North's island 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2010-04-16  aProduced by Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
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Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute" by Horace Holden is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book recounts the harrowing experiences of Horace Holden and his companion Benjamin Nute after their ship, the Mentor, wrecks in the Pelew Islands in 1832, leading them to endure years of captivity and suffering among the island's indigenous inhabitants. The narrative provides a detailed account of their struggles for survival, interaction with the natives, and their arduous journey toward escape.  The opening of the book sets the stage for the catastrophic events that Befall Holden and Nute, beginning with the equipment and departure of the Mentor from New Bedford, Massachusetts. It describes their initial voyage, the unforeseen violent storm causing the ship to strike a coral reef, and the subsequent panic of the crew. The chapter highlights the desperate choices faced by the survivors as they navigate their new reality on the reef and their subsequent interactions with the local natives, who initially approach with a mixture of curiosity and menace. This segment expertly sets up the tension and themes of survival, cultural clash, and the unpredictability of human encounters that will permeate the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aHolden, Horace, 1810-  aNute, Benjamin H.  aShipwrecks -- Palau  aSonsorol-Tobi language  aTobi (Palau)40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32012  c72858d72858