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South Seas Marine Adventure of Lieut Gamble
Story of John M. Gamble of the Union Navy in the Pacific 1812 era. He fights under Commodore Porter near Valparaiso, survives mutiny and ship losses, sails to the Hawaiian Islands with a crippled crew, is captured by the Cherub, and ends up ashore at Valparaiso before returning to New York with further adventures.
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John M. Gamble
Unon
Comimédore En Porter
Pacific
Gamble
Marquesas Islands
Porter
Essex Force
Essex, Jr
United States
Garckly
Valparaiso
Essex
Phoebe
Cherub
Sandwich Islands
Hawaiian Islands
New York