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Adventure/Survival Episodes

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Jan. 1, 2018

AN ADVENTURE IN THE UPPER SEA by JACK LONDON

In "Adventure In the Upper Sea" by Jack london, a balloon pilot recounts a harrowing incident involving a young boy during a public show in Oakland CA in this riveting jack London tale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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Jan. 30, 2017

THE SHIPWRECK by CHARLES DICKENS

This story by Charles Dickens is a part of a larger story about the 1859 wreck of The Royal Charter, a steam powered clipper on its way from Australia to Liverpool, and carrying 370 passengers and a crew of 112. Many of the passengers were gold miners...

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