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The Queer Dutchman Castaway on Ascension: Left on a Desert Island for "Unnatural Acts", and Left to God's Mercy

The Queer Dutchman Castaway on Ascension: Left on a Desert Island for "Unnatural Acts", and Left to God's Mercy

New York Public Library
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In 1725 a sailor aboard a Dutch East India Company ship was forcibly marooned on Ascension Island. Accused of unnatural acts, the man, Jan Svilt, kept a journal of his fight for life on the deserted island in the South Atlantic.
Svilt's journal was found by a British captain who stopped at Ascension to turn turtles. A mutilated copy is in the Rare Book Room of the New York Public Library. THE QUEER DUTCHMAN is a unique, fascinating and moving reading experience. It will appeal to a wide audience.
Language
English
Pages
123
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
June 01, 1979

The Queer Dutchman Castaway on Ascension: Left on a Desert Island for "Unnatural Acts", and Left to God's Mercy

New York Public Library
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
In 1725 a sailor aboard a Dutch East India Company ship was forcibly marooned on Ascension Island. Accused of unnatural acts, the man, Jan Svilt, kept a journal of his fight for life on the deserted island in the South Atlantic.
Svilt's journal was found by a British captain who stopped at Ascension to turn turtles. A mutilated copy is in the Rare Book Room of the New York Public Library. THE QUEER DUTCHMAN is a unique, fascinating and moving reading experience. It will appeal to a wide audience.
Language
English
Pages
123
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
June 01, 1979

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