The Wanderer
A first-hand description of life on the 'tall ships' of the British Navy. This memoir is distinguished by NOT being the recollections of an officer or commander writing and seeing from a position of rank and privilege , but those of a common sailor. Born in 1850, Alfred Spencer went to sea at an early age. His education was the rough experience of ropes and sails, cannons, rum rations and the lash.But after travelling the world, he went on to create a new life for himself in the England of the late 19th century, eventually becoming a journalist. His words bring to life a world now almost lost to memory, preserved mostly in sensational fic…
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Weitere Autoren: Rennie, Henri (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-648-94130-9
- EAN: 9780648941309
- Produktnummer: 38608148
- Verlag: Meredian Pictures & Words
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
- Seitenangabe: 260 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.4 cm 382 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 382
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