Afloat at Last: A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea! A Nautical, Fiction and Literature Classic By John Conroy Hutcheson! AAA+++

by John Conroy Hutcheson, BDP (Editor)

Overview

Mr. Hutcheson's reputation for the realistic treatment of life at sea will be fully sustained by the present volume--the narrative of a boy's experiences on board ship during his first voyage. From the stowing of the vessel in the Thames to her recovery from the Pratas Reef on which she is stranded, everything is described with the accuracy of perfect practical knowledge of ships and sailors; and the incidents of the story range from the broad humours of the fo'c's'le to the perils of flight from and fight with the pirates of the China Seas. The captain, the mate, the Irish boatswain, the Portuguese steward, and the Chinese cook, are fresh and cleverly-drawn characters, and the reader throughout has the sense that he is on a real voyage with living men.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015716979
Publisher:	BDP
Publication date:	12/07/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	214 KB