The Sea Lions; Or, The Lost SealersTwo Yankee schooners compete for the riches of a secret sealing ground in Antarctica, but co-operate when forced to over-winter (1819-1820) under appalling conditions. |
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| Title | The Sea Lions; Or, The Lost Sealers The Sea Lions; Or, The Lost Sealers, James Fenimore Cooper |
| Author | James Fenimore Cooper |
| Publisher | Stringer & Townsend, 1849 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 9 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 351 pages |
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