The Wreck of the Wild Wave
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This is the story of the Wild Wave’s shipwreck on Oeno Island (one of the Pitcairn group), using Captain J. N. Knowles’s personal journal to reconstruct an incredible story of survival and rescue.
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This book is part of the Pacific Press Heritage Project, a plan to re-publish classic books from our historical archives and to make valuable books available once more. The content of this book is presented as it was originally published and should be read with its original publication date in mind.
“Breakers dead ahead!”
The night watchman’s cry shattered the captain’s tranquility.
He whirled about and lunged for the helm. “Hard to port!” he
barked, helping the helmsman spin the wheel.
“Harder to port! Harder to port!” shouted the bow watchman.
“She’s going to hi–!”
With a thunderous grinding and splintering, the bow rose high
into the air. Everything on board lurched forward as the ship
came to a jolting halt. . . .
The Wild Wave, a 1,500-ton clipper ship, left San Francisco en route to New York and Boston on February 9, 1858. It never made it.
This is the story of the Wild Wave’s shipwreck on Oeno Island (one of the Pitcairn group), using Captain J. N. Knowles’s personal journal to reconstruct an incredible story of survival and rescue.
Eighteen years later, this same captain would return to his one-time island prison with the first Seventh-day Adventist literature for the inhabitants of Pitcairn.
Item Format | Paperback |
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Publisher | Pacific Press Publishing Association |
Weight (lbs) | 0.330000 |
Page Count | 86 |
Language | English |
Year Published | 2015 |