The surpising adventures and sufferings of John Rhodes, a seaman of Workington
Subtitle: containing an account of his captivity and cruel treatment during eight years with the Indians, and five years in different prisons amongst the Spaniards in South-America
By: by a Gentleman perfectly acquainted with the unfortunate sufferer.
Contributors: American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed by Pennington and Dodge for R. Cotton, New-York
Published: 1799
Place of publication: Newark
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
Subjects: Rhodes, John, b. 1755 -- Captivity.; Indian captivities -- Central America -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: Evans 36228
The narrative is in the first person and the statement is made on p. 10 that it is from Rhodes' own manuscript journal.
"There is nothing in this narrative to attest its truth, and the internal evidence is not sufficient to settle the question of its veracity ... It contains some curious details of the customs of the Indians of Central America"--Field, T.W. Indian bib., p. 330.
Signatures: A-V⁶ W⁶ X⁶ Y².