Windjammers and Sea Tramps by Baron Walter Runciman Runciman

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Author Runciman, Walter Runciman, Baron, 1847-1937
Title Windjammers and Sea Tramps
Contents Introductory -- Peculiar and uneducated -- A cabin-boy's start at sea -- The seaman's superstitions -- The seaman's religion -- Safety and comfort at sea -- Wages and wives -- Life among the packet rats -- Brutality at sea -- Bravery -- Chanties -- Jack in ratcliffe highway -- The matter-of-fact sailor -- Resourcefulness and shipwreck -- Manning the service.
Credits Produced by Steven Gibbs and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Seafaring life
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EBook-No. 15155
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 14, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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