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Twenty Years Before the Mast (The Lakeside Classics #104)

Penned By Charles Erskine
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Twenty Years Before the Mast (The Lakeside Classics #104)

Penned By Charles Erskine
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With the more thrilling scenes and incidents while circumnavigating the globe under the command of the late Admiral Charles Wilkes 1838-1842.

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Length 390 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint The Lakeside Press
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Identifier (ISBN) 55518515
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Charles Erskine is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Charles Erskine enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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