Ocean Life in the Old Sailing Ship Days【電子書籍】[ John D. Whidden ]

＜p＞＜strong＞John D. Whidden started out at sea in 1834, at the age of twelve, and did not retire until 1870.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞This is his account of over a quarter-century spent on the high seas.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Orphaned at five, nothing held Whidden back from embarking on sea life seven years later. Serving as an apprentice, he quickly proved his worth, and earned himself a mate’s position by his early twenties. Graduating to third, second and first office, he ended his career in command of, and having part-ownership of his own vessel.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This memoir, Ocean Life in the Old Sailing Ship Days, records a series of real events, from his childhood impressions of rough and ready seamen, to his thrilling and brutal experiences of war.＜/p＞ ＜p＞His travels saw him spanning the world, with stops at major ports such as Honolulu, Buenos Aires, Calcutta, and Liverpool.＜/p＞ ＜p＞His life spans the changes in the shipping industry over the 19th and into the 20th century.＜/p＞ ＜p＞During the Civil War, Whidden w．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る