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The Wreck of the Wild Wave
(Being the True Account of the Wreck of the Clipper Ship Wild Wave of Boston)
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| Author(s): | Edith Thacher Hurd |
| Illustrator(s): | Frederick T. Chapman |
| Publisher(s): | Oxford University Press |
| Year Published: | 1942 |
| Type: | Hardcover |
| Genre: | Adventure American Biography Sea Stories Travel and Exploration |
| Age Range: | Ages 9-12: Longer Chapter Books |
| Pages: | 247 |
| This is an | All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB) |
| OCLC: | 752784817 |
Description
In 1858, the Wild Wave, clipper, under Captain Josiah N. Knowles, departed San Francisco for New York. Barely a month later, they were wrecked on the reefs about Oeno Island. The captain and seven of the crew sailed to Pitcairn Island seeking help, and found it deserted.
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