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  • Ocean Life in the Old Sailing Ship Days

    by John D. Whidden ...
    John D. Whidden started out at sea in 1834, at the age of twelve, and did not retire until 1870.This is his account of over a quarter-century spent on the high seas.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 ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Ocean Life in the Old Sailing Ship Days

    From Forecastle to Quarter-Deck

    by John D. Whidden ...
    Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 34 min

    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.This memoir, Ocean Life in the Old Sailing Ship Days, records a ... Read more

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  • Ocean Life in the Old Sailing-Ship Days

    by Captain John Whidden ...
    Paphos Publishers offers a wide catalog of rare classic titles, published for a new generation.Ocean Life in the Old Sailing-Ship Days is an account of a famous New England Sailor's adventures. ... Read more

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  • Blue at the Mizzen

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  • Astounding Sea Stories

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  • Two Years Before the Mast

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    Richard Henry Dana Jr.'s "Two Years Before the Mast" is an engaging account of his transforming journey as a common sailor aboard a commerce vessel in the early nineteenth century. Dana powerfully depicts the harsh reality of life at sea, from severe storms to challenging labor, set against the backdrop of the magnificent Pacific coastline and the bustling ports of California. Dana's insightful ... Read more

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  • Sailing Alone around the World

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  • Two Years Before the Mast

    A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea

    by Richard Henry Dana Jr. ...
    Tracing an awe-inspiring oceanic route from Boston, around Cape Horn, to the California coast, Two Years Before the Mast is both a riveting story of adventure and the most eloquent, insightful account we have of life at sea in the early nineteenth century. Richard Henry Dana is only nineteen when he abandons the patrician world of Boston and Harvard for an arduous voyage among real sailors, amid ... Read more

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  • "The Voyage of the F.H. Moore" and Other 19th Century Whaling Accounts

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