The Story Of The American Sailor In Active Service On Merchant Vessel And Man Of War Classic Reprint

Author : Elbridge S. Brooks
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1528262638

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The Story of the American Sailor in Active Service on Merchant Vessel and Man-Of-War (Classic Reprint) by Elbridge S. Brooks Pdf

Excerpt from The Story of the American Sailor in Active Service on Merchant Vessel and Man-of-War With so much material from which to draw, the sailor's story, compressed within the limits of one brief volume, must necessarily be fragmentary. Details have been skipped and only the general phases of his development, his progress and his decline have been here set into something like orderly array. 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.

Author : Elbridge Streeter Brooks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Sailors
ISBN : LCCN:20007751

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The Story of the American Sailor in Active Service on Merchant Vessel and Man-of-war by Elbridge Streeter Brooks Pdf

Author : Elbridge S. Brooks
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1330435532

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The Story of the American Sailor in Active Service on Merchant Vessel and Man-of-War by Elbridge S. Brooks Pdf

Excerpt from The Story of the American Sailor in Active Service on Merchant Vessel and Man-of-War In all the mass of material devoted to the doings and the duties, the experiences, the adventures and the romance of the American sailor there is to be found no work that presents in consecutive narrative the progressive record of the seamen of America. Such a narrative this volume seeks to tell. Jack's story, however poorly told, possesses a certain interest that must enliven even the dullest tale, for the American sailor has made his name the synonym of daring, of endeavor and of achievement. His arm has been the stoutest in sea-fight; his heart has proved the most undaunted in peril, the most faithful in time of stress, the most kindly in seasons of doubt, of trial and of disaster. With so much material from which to draw, the sailor's story, compressed within the limits of one brief volume, must necessarily be fragmentary. Details have been skipped and only the general phases of his development, his progress and his decline have been here set into something like orderly array. The glorification of any calling is not always its best defense. No class of the world's workers but has its negative side, none but has its phases of life and manners that are justly open to criticism, not one but may disclose the antagonistic elements of virtue and vice, of manliness and dishonor. No story is really a story that presents but one side. But in spite of every drawback the American sailor has a story well worth the telling. And if from the gleanings and gatherings here set down the reader can evolve a plain and consecutive narrative the author will feel that the months of labor and of research spent in studying and sifting this accumulation of matter will not have been in vain. 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.

Author : Elbridge Streeter 1846-1902 Brooks
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1374344567

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STORY OF THE AMER SAILOR IN AC by Elbridge Streeter 1846-1902 Brooks Pdf

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.

Author : Elbridge S Brooks
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1498038530

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The Story of the American Sailor by Elbridge S Brooks Pdf

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1888 Edition.

Author : Elbridge Streeter Brooks
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1347619666

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The American Sailor by Elbridge Streeter Brooks Pdf

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.

Author : Charles Nordhoff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Hawaii
ISBN : UCLA:31158010303021

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Sailor Life on Man of War and Merchant Vessel by Charles Nordhoff Pdf

Author : Charles Nordhoff
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1021465844

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Sailor Life on Man of War and Merchant Vessel by Charles Nordhoff Pdf

Originally published in 1857, this book offers a vivid and engaging portrait of life at sea, as experienced by a young sailor on both naval and merchant ships. Nordhoff draws on his own experiences to describe the routines and challenges of seafaring life, as well as the camaraderie, conflict, and adventure that characterized it. 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.

Author : Edgar Stanton Maclay
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1440099731

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A History of American Privateers (Classic Reprint) by Edgar Stanton Maclay Pdf

Excerpt from A History of American Privateers In his History of the United States Navy the author endeavored to show that our maritime forces were a powerful factor not only in attain ing American independence, but in maintaining it. 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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1112 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : New York (N.Y.)
ISBN : CORNELL:31924067325427

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The United States Army and Navy Journal and Gazette of the Regular and Volunteer Forces by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. War Shipping Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105130090207

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United States Merchant Marine at War by United States. War Shipping Administration Pdf

Author : Willis J Abbot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798646784965

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American Merchant Ships and Sailors by Willis J Abbot Pdf

When the Twentieth Century opened, the American sailor was almost extinct. The nation which, in its early and struggling days, had given to the world a race of seamen as adventurous as the Norse Vikings had, in the days of its greatness and prosperity turned its eyes away from the sea and yielded to other people the mastery of the deep. One living in the past, reading the newspapers, diaries and record-books of the early days of the Nineteenth Century, can hardly understand how an occupation which played so great a part in American life as seafaring could ever be permitted to decline. The dearest ambition of the American boy of our early national era was to command a clipper ship-but how many years it has been since that ambition entered into the mind of young America! In those days the people of all the young commonwealths from Maryland northward found their interests vitally allied with maritime adventure. Without railroads, and with only the most wretched excuses for post-roads, the States were linked together by the sea; and coastwise traffic early began to employ a considerable number of craft and men.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015084712812

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The Engineer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Thomas E. Simmons
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781617033803

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Escape from Archangel by Thomas E. Simmons Pdf

During World War II, merchant marine tankers in convoys plied the frozen North Atlantic through the flaming wreckage of torpedoed ships. Working to keep sea lanes open, valiant merchant seamen supplied food, fuel, and goods to the Allies in the last pockets of European resistance to the Nazis. This exciting book acknowledges that the merchant marines, all volunteers, are among the unsung heroes of the war. One of these was Jac Smith, an ordinary seamen on the Cedar Creek, a new civilian tanker lend-leased to the U.S.S.R. and in the merchantman convoy running from Scotland to Murmansk. Smith's riveting adventures at sea and in the frozen taigas and tundra are a story of valor that underlines the essential role of merchant marines in the war against the Axis powers. This gripping narrative tells of a cruel blow that fate dealt Smith when, after volunteering to serve on the tanker headed for Murmansk, he was arrested and interned in a Soviet work camp near Arkhangelsk. Escape from Archangel recounts how this American happened to be imprisoned in an Allied country and how he planned and managed his escape. In his arduous 900-mile trek to freedom, he encountered the remarkable Laplanders of the far north and brave Norwegian resistance fighters. While telling this astonishing story of Jac Smith and of the awesome dangers merchant seamen endured while keeping commerce alive on the seascape of war, Escape from Archangel brings long-deserved attention to the role of the merchant marine and their sacrifices during wartime.

Author : Ralph Delahaye Paine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798635333440

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The Old Merchant Marine by Ralph Delahaye Paine Pdf

The story of American ships and sailors is an epic of blue water which seems singularly remote, almost unreal, to the later generations. A people with a native genius for seafaring won and held a brilliant supremacy through two centuries and then forsook this heritage of theirs. The period of achievement was no more extraordinary than was its swift declension. A maritime race whose topsails flecked every ocean, whose captains courageous from father to son had fought with pike and cannonade to defend the freedom of the seas, turned inland to seek a different destiny and took no more thought for the tall ships and rich cargoes which had earned so much renown for its flag.Vanished fleets and brave memories--a chronicle of America which had written its closing chapters before the Civil War! There will be other Yankee merchantmen in times to come, but never days like those when skippers sailed on seas uncharted in quest of ports mysterious and unknown.