Name/Title
Before the Mast in the CLIPPERSEntry/Object ID
G540 .A25 1989Description
HA Gosnell’s Before the Mast in the Clippers is a vague account of life aboard the great American clipper ships during the golden age of sail. Drawn from the diaries of Charles A. Abbey, the book describes the daily experiences, hardships, and adventures of a young sailor working before the mast. It provides detailed observations of shipboard routines, navigation, weather, discipline, and the challenges of long ocean voyages. The narrative offers a firsthand view of the skills and endurance required of ordinary seamen in the mid-19th-century merchant service. This work is valued as an important historical record of the men who sailed the famous clippers and the maritime world they inhabited.Book Details
Author
Gosnell, Harpur AllenPlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
127 East 34th Street, New York, MCMXXXV11Date Published
1989Call No.
G540 .A25 1989