A short account of the voyages, travels and adventures of John Benson
Subtitle: comprising seven voyages to different parts of the world; interspersed with anecdotes and observations upon men and manners. Written by himself. ...
Publisher: Published by John C. Benson. ...
Published: 1820
Place of publication: Providence, R.I.?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
Subjects: Adventure and adventurers; Voyages and travels; Description and travel
Notes: Pages [79]-99 contain: "The experience and remarkable vision of John Benson."

Pages [101]-105 contain: "A brief account of the author's life, after resigning his voyages."

Pages [108]-112 contain: "A hymn on creation and redemption," and "An address to sailors, by Elders Smith and Jones."

Pages [113]-120 contain: "Subscribers' names."

Published "prior to 1824" by the author's son, John Coddington, a manufacturer in Worcester County, Mass. until about 1838. See [Garrison, Wendell Phillips] The Benson family of Newport, R.I. (1872) p. 23, 48, 49. The listed residences of the subscribers are in Rhode Island and adjacent parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts, suggesting that the book may have been printed in Providence.