A history of the voyages and adventures of John Van Delure : giving an account of his being left on the n[orth] w[est] coast of America by the misconduct of the ship's company where he lived almost seven years and married the daughter of an Indian chief : his conversion while in that western world and the conversion of the Indian chief and his whole family : together with his return to Holland / written by his own hand and sent to his uncle in Philadelphia in the year 1796.

Author/creator Vandelure, John
Format Electronic
Publication InfoVergennes [Vt.] : J. Shedd, 1827.
Description94 p. ; 13 cm.
Supplemental ContentGale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Subjects

Caption title Narrative
Running title Western travels
SeriesSabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.
Local noteArts and Literature.
Local note2010A904800.
General noteA fictitious account, but according to R.W.G. Vail's The voice of the old frontier, 1949, this account is based on fact. The Vandelure captivity is also found in Alonso Decalves' New travels to the westward.
General notePublished in 1817 under title: A narrative of the travels of John Vandeluer on the western continent.
General noteReproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
General noteSabin no. 98470.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2011. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Other titleA narrative of the travels of John Vandeluer on the western continent.