Download or read book Recollections of a Sea Wanderer s Life Classic Reprint written by George Davis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-23 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Recollections of a Sea Wanderer's Life Messmates, hear a brother sailor Tell the dangers of the sea. When, to the intense astonishment of my acquaintances, it was noised abroad that I had determined to write the history Of my life at sea, I was overwhelmed with advices and suggestions, not only widely differing from one another, but utterly conflicting and irreconcilable. On one point, however, all my friends agreed that a preface was de rigueur, and that to write a book without a preface would be as absurd as to play Hamlet without Ophelia. Slowly and sadly I yielded a reluctant assent, and hence these few lines. Should my patrons pass them over unread, I shall be the last to blame them. For I believe that in most instances (i know it to be so in the present one) a preface is as superfluous and as useless as a Sergeant of Marines. Of course, it is quite natural that writers of the calibre of Mr. Dickens Should not deign to put pen to paper without claiming for their labors a higher motive than the design to gain wealth and reputation, or to furnish amusement for an idle hour. Like the mythical heroes of Old, Jack the Giant Killer and Don Quixote, their lance is ever poised to hurl the giant oppressor to earth, and right the wrongs of the afflicted and the fair. 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.
Download or read book Recollections of a Sea Wanderer s Life written by George Davis and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Recollections Of A Sea Wanderer s Life An Autobiography Of An Old time Seaman Who Has Sailed In Almost Every Capacity Before And Abaft The Mast In Nearly Every Quarter Of The Globe And Under The Flags Of Four Of The Principal Maritime Nations written by George B 1821 Davis and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a journey across the oceans with George Davis as he shares his captivating life story in Recollections of a Sea Wanderer's Life. As a seaman who has sailed in various capacities around the world under different maritime nations, Davis provides a unique perspective of life at sea during his time. Filled with adventures, dangers, and discoveries, this autobiography is a must-read for anyone who loves the sea or yearns for a life of adventure. 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 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. 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.
Download or read book Recollections of a Sea Wanderer s Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Log of a Sea Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life written by Frank Thomas Bullen and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Log of a Sea-Waif: Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life" penned by Frank Thomas Bullen offers gripping firsthand accounts of his experiences as a young seaman. Bullen's vivid storytelling transports readers into the trials and adventures of life at sea during the 19th century, leaving a lasting impression on those who relish tales of maritime exploration.
Download or read book The Log of a Sea waif written by Frank Thomas Bullen and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tr bner s American and Oriental Literary Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A monthly register of the most important works published in North and South America, in India, China, and the British colonies: with occasional notes on German, Dutch, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian books.
Download or read book Recollections of a Busy Life Being the Reminiscences of a Liverpool Merchant 1840 1910 written by William Bower Sir Forwood and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-20 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recollections of a Busy Life: Being the Reminiscences of a Liverpool Merchant 1840-1910 is an autobiography by Sir William B. Forwood. Forwood was an English merchant, shipowner and politician who raised money for the building of the Liverpool Overhead Railway and Liverpool Cathedral.
Download or read book Catalogue written by Cadmus Book Shop and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Trubner s American and Oriental Literary Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Forty niners round the Horn written by Charles R. Schultz and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing upon more than one hundred unpublished diaries, Schultz profiles the individuals who embarked on these journeys and demonstrates how markedly the gold rush voyages differed from general commercial trading and whaling ventures."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book The Republic Afloat written by Matthew Taylor Raffety and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-03-04 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the years before the Civil War, many Americans saw the sea as a world apart, an often violent and insular culture governed by its own definitions of honor and ruled by its own authorities. The truth, however, is that legal cases that originated at sea had a tendency to come ashore and force the national government to address questions about personal honor, dignity, the rights of labor, and the meaning and privileges of citizenship, often for the first time. By examining how and why merchant seamen and their officers came into contact with the law, Matthew Taylor Raffety exposes the complex relationship between brutal crimes committed at sea and the development of a legal consciousness within both the judiciary and among seafarers in this period. The Republic Afloat tracks how seamen conceived of themselves as individuals and how they defined their place within the United States. Of interest to historians of labor, law, maritime culture, and national identity in the early republic, Raffety’s work reveals much about the ways that merchant seamen sought to articulate the ideals of freedom and citizenship before the courts of the land—and how they helped to shape the laws of the young republic.
Download or read book The American Catalogue written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 954 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American national trade bibliography.
Download or read book The Log of a Sea Waif written by Frank Bullen and published by Alpha Edition. This book was released on 2023-05-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Log of a Sea-Waif: Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life, has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to secure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for both current and future generations. This complete book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not scans of the authors' original publications, the text is readable and clear.
Download or read book The Ohio Educational Monthly and the National Teacher written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 958 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tr bner s American European Oriental Literary Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
