Sea struck / W.H. Bunting.
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TextDescription: xvi, 366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cmISBN: 0884482650; 9780884482659Subject(s): Swift, Rodman, 1880- | Besse, Frank | Allen, Carleton, 1880- | Merchant marine -- Massachusetts -- Biography | Square-riggers -- Massachusetts -- History -- 19th centuryDDC classification: 387.5/092/2744 LOC classification: VK139 | .B86 2004Summary: Sea Struck is about the final decades of American square-rigged sail, as recorded in firsthand accounts of voyages made by three genteel young men from Massachusetts. There is plenty of adventure for our young men--storms, men overboard, a cargo of "Chinese passengers," discipline that bordered on brutality, and exotic Far East ports--but these interwoven stories also demonstrate the fascinating web of connections in the New England maritime community.
| Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 387.50922744/BUNTING (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Donated by David Wilson, Martha's Vineyard Regional High School | 39844400135733 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sea Struck is about the final decades of American square-rigged sail, as recorded in firsthand accounts of voyages made by three genteel young men from Massachusetts. There is plenty of adventure for our young men--storms, men overboard, a cargo of "Chinese passengers," discipline that bordered on brutality, and exotic Far East ports--but these interwoven stories also demonstrate the fascinating web of connections in the New England maritime community.
Maine author. W.H. Bunting lives in Whitefield, Me.
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