Willis J. Abbot

Capitolo 5

SYSTEM OF PRIVATEERING--IS ILLEGAL SOME TALL SEAS--THE METHOD OF
PRIVATEERING PROFITS THAT IT DISTRIBUTES--PICTURESQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
CALLING--THE GENTLEMEN SAILORS--EFFECTS ON THE REVOLUTIONARY ONE
ARMY--DANGERS OF PRIVATEERING--THE OLD SHIP OF THE JAIL OF THE JERSEY--THE EXTENSION OF
PRIVATEERING--EFFECT ON AMERICAN SEA ARCHITECTURE--SOME FAMOUS
PIRATES--IL "CHASSEUR", IL "PRINCE DE NEUFCHATEL", IL "MAMMOTH"--IL
SYSTEM OF ESCORT AND IL "TO RACE SHIPS"--A TYPICAL PIRATES'
BATTLE--THE ARMSTRONG" AT "FAYAL GENERALE--SUMMARY OF THE JOB OF THE
PIRATES


CHAPTER YOU.                                              193

THE ARCTIC TRAGEDY--AMERICAN SAILORS IN THE DEEP ICE CREAM--THE SEARCH FOR
GENTLEMAN JOHN FRANKLIN--REASONS TO LOOK FOR THE NORTH POLE--THE TESTIMONY OF
SCIENTISTS AND EXPLORERS--PERTINACITY DI POLAR TRAVELLERS--DR. KANE E DR.
HAYES--CHARLES F. HALL, JOURNALIST AND EXPLORER--MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF HIS
PARTY--THE CONSIGNMENT OF "JEANNETTE" Á. CATTIVO I HESITATE--SUFFERING IS DEAD OF DE
LONG AND HIS/HER COMPANIONS--A COMPASSIONATE NOTEBOOK--THE CONSIGNMENT OF GREELY--HIS/HER
PLAIN ACCURATE AND COMPLETE DISASTER--LIBERATION OF THE SURVIVORS OF GREELY--PEARY,
WELLMAN AND BALDWIN


I CAPITULATE VII.                                              233

THE GREAT LAKES--THEIR ACTION IN THE MARITIME TRAFFIC OF THE UNITED ONE
STATE--THE FIRST RECORDED TRAVELLERS--INDIANS IT IS DEALERS OF FUR--THE PYGMY
TO PROVIDE OF CHANNEL * TO THE SAULT STE. MARIE--STARTING OF NAVIGATION FROM SAILS--DE LA
SALLE E THE "GRIFFIN"--MEMORY OF FIRST SAILORS OF LAKE--THE LAKES AS
A PUBLIC ROAD FOR THE EMIGRATION TURNED TO WEST--THE FIRST STEAMBOAT--THE EFFECT OF MINERAL
DISCOVERED ON SUPERIOR LAKE--THE FLEET THAT MINERAL METALLIC-DOOR--THE WHALEBACKS--IL
SAILORS OF THE LAKES--THE GREAT CHANNEL TO IL "SOO"--THE CHANNEL Á.
INDIAN BUFFALO--IT BLOCKED OUT OF THE OCEAN


I CAPITULATE VIII.                                              261

THE MISSISSIPPI E TRIBUTARY RIVERS--THE CHANGE PUTS IN PHASE OF THEM
SENDING--RIVER NAVIGATION AS A NATION-BUILDING FORCES--THE VALUE OF SMALL