The Narrative of William Spavens

The Narrative of William Spavens

Author: William Spavens

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 200

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Part of a series of naval and sea-life memoirs, this title offers an alternative to the usual top-down history, and has much to say on the topic of press gangs. It includes an eyewitness account of Hawke's great victory in Quiberon Bay in 1759.


The Seaman's Narrative ; Containing An Account of a Great Variety of Such Incidents as the Author Met with in the Sea Service. Also, A Descriptive Account of the Discipline, Allowance, and Customs of His Majesty's Navy, the East India Company, and Other Merchants' Service. To which is Added, A Short and Plain Introduction to Astronomy and Geography ; with a Brief Description of Several Countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, and Tables of Latitude and Longitude, &c. &c. And An Explanation of Nautical Terms. The Whole Made Easy, and Adapted to the Capacity of Youth. By William Spavens, Pensioner on the Naval Chest at Chatham. Entered at Stationer's Hall

The Seaman's Narrative ; Containing An Account of a Great Variety of Such Incidents as the Author Met with in the Sea Service. Also, A Descriptive Account of the Discipline, Allowance, and Customs of His Majesty's Navy, the East India Company, and Other Merchants' Service. To which is Added, A Short and Plain Introduction to Astronomy and Geography ; with a Brief Description of Several Countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, and Tables of Latitude and Longitude, &c. &c. And An Explanation of Nautical Terms. The Whole Made Easy, and Adapted to the Capacity of Youth. By William Spavens, Pensioner on the Naval Chest at Chatham. Entered at Stationer's Hall

Author: William Spavens

Publisher:

Published: 1796

Total Pages: 295

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Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

Author: Richard Henry Dana (Jr.)

Publisher:

Published: 1840

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13:

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In 1834, Richard Dana, went from Harvard student to common seaman, sailing from California to Cape Horn. This journal survives as one of the most vivid accounts of the relationship between man and sea.


The Sea Voyage Narrative

The Sea Voyage Narrative

Author: Robert Foulke

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-11

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1135366438

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From The Odyssey to Moby Dick to The Old Man and the Sea, the long tradition of sea voyage narratives is comprehensively explained here supported by discussions of key texts.