The wreck of the Wild Wave : being the true account of the wreck of the clipper ship Wild Wave of Boston : production material.

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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 : production material.

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Corrected typescript, research material. A fictionalized account for young adult readers of Captain Josiah Knowles' ill-fated shipwreck on a reef in the South Seas and his and some of his crew's journey to Pitcairn Island in search of help.

Manuscripts: 6 folders.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7852972

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Josiah Nickerson Knowles was born in Eastham, Massachusetts, in 1830. As clipper ship captain, he commanded ships including the Wild Wave, the Kentuckian, and the Charger, setting records for fast passages. In 1858, he was stranded for several months as a result of the wreck of the Wild Wave on Oeno Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The Glory of the Seas was his last clipper ship command. In 1880, Knowles settled in San Francisco, where he was active as a merchant and shipper in the whaling industry. ...

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