Author: Andrew Walfrid NelsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Seafaring life
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Yankee Swanson
Author: Andrew Walfrid NelsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Seafaring life
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Yankee Swanson
Author: A. W. NelsonYankee Swanson
Author: A. W. NelsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781331255215
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Excerpt from Yankee Swanson: Chapters From a Life at Sea In the following pages I have endeavored to give the reader a correct idea of sea life such as I myself experienced thirty-five years ago. The sort of life which I have tried to portray will in a few years be a thing of the past; in fact, even now sailing vessels are scarce, and with the completion of the Panama Canal it is generally conceded that they will be doomed to the scrap-heap, and that with them will also disappear such conditions as I have tried to describe. Sea stories as a rule are interesting, especially to landlubbers, and the libraries are full of such works; but as the majority of them are written by people who know very little about the real sea life and never had any actual experience of it, it follows that, no matter how able the writer, the story in itself is devoid of or lacking in what I might call salt sea air. For many years, commencing with my boyhood days, I have been in the habit of keeping a diary wherein I made notes of things that happened on shipboard, this with the object in view of writing a book at some future time. My grandfather, ninety years old when I left home, was in a way instrumental in starting me to keep a diary, he having kept one during ten years of campaigning with Napoleon, and he very often expressed a wish to be able to make use of his notes to write a book. Hence my idea of writing. Some time ago, when I decided to make use of my diary for writing, I intended to cram my whole thirty-six years' experience into one story. 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.
Yankee Swanson
Author: Andrew Walfrid NelsonPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781353970875
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
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Yankee Swanson; Chapters from a Life at Sea
Author: A W B 1864 NelsonPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781355185765
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Yankee Swanson Chapters From a Life at Sea
Author: NelsonYankee Swanson
Author: Andrew Walfrid NelsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Seafaring life
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Yankee Swanson; Chapters from a Life at Se
Author: Andrew Walfrid NelsonPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781290280525
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
The Old Merchant Marine
Author: Ralph Delahaye PainePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors
Author: Ralph Delahaye PainePublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
This book gives a fascinating history of the American merchant marine. The book contains thrilling stories about brave Americans, their love for the sea, and adventures at sea in the 1600s and 1800s. In this book, the author focuses on American merchantmen, the American navy, privateers, and fishermen, as well as discussing the American revolution and post-revolutionary war dangers to merchantmen and the Federal legislation enacted to promote and protect the American sea trade. The book contains the following: Colonial Adventures in Little Ships - The Privateers of '76 - Out Cutlases and Board - The Famous Days of Salem Port - Yankee Vikings and New Trade Routes - Free Trade and Sailors' Rights - The Brilliant Era of 1812 - The Packet Ships of the "Roaring Forties" - The Stately Clippers and her Glory - Bound Coastwise.