The Yankee tar : an authentic narrative of the voyages and hardships of John Hoxse, and the cruises of the U.S. frigate Constellation, and her engagements with the French frigates Le Insurgente and Le Vengeance, in the latter of which the author loses his right arm, and is severely wounded in the side

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Title
The Yankee tar : an authentic narrative of the voyages and hardships of John Hoxse, and the cruises of the U.S. frigate Constellation, and her engagements with the French frigates Le Insurgente and Le Vengeance, in the latter of which the author loses his right arm, and is severely wounded in the side
Names
Hoxse, John, 1774-1851 (Author)
Flavel, John, 1630?-1691 (Author in quotations or text extracts)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1840
Place: Northampton [Mass.]
Publisher: Printed by J. Metcalf, for the author
Library locations
General Research Division
Shelf locator: VYF (Hoxse, J. Yankee Tar)
Topics
Constellation (Frigate)
Voyages and travels
United States -- History -- 1797-1801
United States -- History -- War of 1812
Genres
Personal narratives
Books
Notes
Statement of responsibility: written by himself ; with an extract from the writings of Rev. John Flavel.
Physical Description
Extent: 200 p. ; 17 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 28979902
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13533639
Photo Order: 62578
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4ab74be0-ff56-0138-225e-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1774: Creator Born
  • 1840: Issued
  • 1851: Creator Died
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "The Yankee tar " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1840. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb55fe30-ff56-0138-8c31-0242ac110003

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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "The Yankee tar " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb55fe30-ff56-0138-8c31-0242ac110003

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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. (1840). The Yankee tar Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb55fe30-ff56-0138-8c31-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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The Yankee tar