Author : Frederick James Francis
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 20,85 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Sailors
ISBN : 9789813056534
Details the life and experiences of Captain Frederick Francis, one of Singapore's most decorated sailors.
Author : William Benjamin Gould
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 16,81 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780804747080
The heart of this book is the remarkable Civil War diary of the author’s great-grandfather, William Benjamin Gould, an escaped slave who served in the United States Navy from 1862 until the end of the war. The diary vividly records Gould’s activity as part of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron off the coast of North Carolina and Virginia; his visits to New York and Boston; the pursuit to Nova Scotia of a hijacked Confederate cruiser; and service in European waters pursuing Confederate ships constructed in Great Britain and France. Gould’s diary is one of only three known diaries of African American sailors in the Civil War. It is distinguished not only by its details and eloquent tone (often deliberately understated and sardonic), but also by its reflections on war, on race, on race relations in the Navy, and on what African Americans might expect after the war. The book includes introductory chapters that establish the context of the diary narrative, an annotated version of the diary, a brief account of Gould’s life in Massachusetts after the war, and William B. Gould IV’s thoughts about the legacy of his great-grandfather and his own journey of discovery in learning about this remarkable man.
Author : James J. Fahey
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 38,12 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780618400805
Fahey was a 24-year-old garbage-truck driver when he enlisted in the Navy on Oct. 3, 1942, and became a seaman first class on the USS Montpelier. During almost three years of battle in the Pacific Ocean, he defied Navy rules against keeping a diary by writing copious notes on loose sheets of paper that appeared to anyone watching to be ordinary let
Author :
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 48,75 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0981550525
Serving on Admiral Byrd's team for the Antarctic Expedition at the end of WW II was a privilege that only a handful of sailors would enjoy. Experience first hand, through the eyes of 19 year old Dick Miller, the daily events aboard the S.S. Pine Island. The harsh conditions, the dangerous missions, the fun and friendships that occurred kept these men on their toes!
Author : Jacob Nagle
Publisher : Lawbook Company
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 45,51 MB
Release : 1988
Category : First Fleet, 1787-1788
ISBN : 9780297795124
Diary of an American sailor who was a crew member on the First Fleet ship the Sirius; his impressions of Sydney, the Aborigines, and Norfolk Island (pp 79-113)
Author : Michael Sokolow
Publisher : University of Massachusetts Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,9 MB
Release : 2012-03-05
Category :
ISBN : 9781558497948
The life of a black sailor in mid-nineteenth-century America
Author : Gabriel García Márquez
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 11,65 MB
Release : 2014-10-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1101911093
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN eBOOK! In 1955, Garcia Marquez was working for El Espectador, a newspaper in Bogota, when in February of that year eight crew members of the Caldas, a Colombian destroyer, were washed overboard and disappeared. Ten days later one of them turned up, barely alive, on a deserted beach in northern Colombia. This book, which originally appeared as a series of newspaper articles, is Garcia Marquez's account of that sailor's ordeal. Translated by Randolf Hogan.
Author : Mary Brewster
Publisher : Maritime
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 47,38 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Now in Mystic Seaport's G.W. Blunt White Library, Mary Brewster's journals are here published for the first time. As the most complete account of the female experience at sea, this volume will be of great interest to both scholars and enthusiasts of whaling and maritime history, Pacific history, and women's history. "She Was a Sister Sailor" was recognized by the North American Society for Oceanic History as the best non-naval book of nautical history published in 1992.
Author : Jagadhees Thirumoorthy
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 25,59 MB
Release : 2017-01-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781542572897
All your dreams can be conquered only when you start believing in yourself and don't let the negativity around you to overwhelm you. Regardless of what your current level in life is, you have the potential to achieve anything and everything that you desire. It doesn't matter where you are from, what matters is where you are heading to. And this book will help you steer your way towards your dreams. Once you start believing in yourself and start working on your dreams, the universe would equip you with all the necessary tools and lessons that you require. But you must be prepared to receive it. There is always a positive side to every seemingly difficult situation. There is always a take home lesson in the encounters of everyday life. Instead of furnishing a generic 'to-do' list or the number of steps to achieve your dreams, the author takes you on a journey of his life time as he sails across the oceans of the world and reflects on his present and past situations. The ebb and flow will indeed help you Conquer Your own Dreams and hatch your own success stories. This Sailor's Diary teaches you to: Defeat your self-limiting beliefs and make your mind invincible Stay motivated perpetually amidst all challenges and adversities Capitalise on the power that resides inside you to achieve whatever you want Make better lifestyle choices and stay fit - mentally and physically Side-step criticism and rejections and keep moving towards your dreams Be grateful to life and the universe for taking care of you Spread positive energy wherever you go
Author : Richard Platt
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 44,86 MB
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0763678503
"Platt weaves vast quantities of nautical information into a text as lively as it is absorbing." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) Curious about life on a pirate ship? Check out PIRATE DIARY: THE JOURNAL OF JAKE CARPENTER, an account of adventure on the high seas as told by a feisty nine-year-old carpenter’s apprentice, circa 1716. Historically accurate illustrations of ship and crew, a map of Jake’s travels, and a detailed glossary and index vividly reveal the fascinating - and harsh - life of a pirate in the eighteenth century. Ships ahoy!
