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Author: Nathaniel Ames Publisher: ISBN: 9781104705176 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 392
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Author: N. Ames Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 291
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Old Sailor's Yarns is a collection of nautical tales focusing on Captain Robert Bowline's life with his daughter, an experienced and wizened sailor by the name of Old Cuff, two rival captains, and much more. Excerpt: "Captain Robert Bowline, a retired sea-captain, occupied a snug little farm in the town of B——, one of the many pleasant villages on the coast of New England. He had followed the sea for many years, acquired considerable property, married, and had a family. When he had attained his forty-fifth year, a relation of his wife died, leaving her heiress to a very handsome estate..."
Author: H. Clarkson Birch Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780267669523 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 220
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Excerpt from An Old Sailor's Yarn This book is an attempt to describe a state of things that is past or fast passing away. The only merit claimed for it is the merit of truth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Nathaniel Ames Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781503204171 Category : Languages : en Pages : 214
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This fascinating classic text is a compilation of Nathaniel Ames sea tales including: MARY BOWLINE, OLD CUFF, RIVALS, MORTON, and PIRATE OF MASAFUERO
Author: Nathaniel Ames Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9781333220747 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 396
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Excerpt from An Old Sailor's Yarns The Rivals, is built upon a strange story that was quite current among our men-of - war's-men some years ago, but I am unable to give any fur ther account of the hero of their story than the reader will find in the conclusion of mine. There seems to be no doubt that the stranger was obliged to y on account of a fatal duel; and sailors, who cannot conceive of a duel between two gentlemen, as they somewhat ironically call them, unless there is a woman in the case, have accordingly attached one to the quarrel that compelled the unfortunate o icer to take shelter on board an American national vessel. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."