1848 US Sailor Life CAPT WILKES Expedition ANTARCTICA Exploration HAWAII Voyages

1848 US Sailor Life CAPT WILKES Expedition ANTARCTICA Exploration HAWAII Voyages

In “Lights and Shadows of Sailor Life,” Joseph G. Clark recounts his fifteen-year maritime journey, chiefly detailing his experiences during the United States Exploring Expedition led by Captain Charles Wilkes. Clark shares gripping tales of the journey, including adventurous scientific expeditions to Antarctica and Hawaii, encounters with the locals in Fiji that almost cost him his life, and vivid portrayals of the rich landscapes of the Columbia River valley and California. He portrays both the exhilarating and perilous facets of sailor life, bringing to light the underappreciated roles sailors play in history and society. Through his eyes, readers are given a firsthand glimpse into a world filled with wonder, danger, and the raw beauty of the open seas.

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CLARK, Joseph G.; [HANAFORD, J.H. (Contrib.]

Lights and Shadows of Sailor Life, as Exemplified in Fifteen Years’ Experience, Including the More Thrilling Events of the U.S. Exploring Expedition, and Reminiscences of an Eventful Life on the “Mountain Wave.”

Boston: Benjamin B. Mussey and Co., 1848.

Details:

• Collation: Complete
  • xii, 13-324
  • 5 engraved plates (including frontispiece)
• Reference(s): Haskell 113; Howes C-442
• Provenance:
  • Handwritten: Flavius J Cook, Ticonderoga, New York, 1849
  • Handwritten: E H. C. R.
  • Bookplate: Joseph Cook
    • Josephus Flavius Cook (1838–1901), commonly known as Joseph Cook, was an American philosophical lecturer, clergyman, and writer.
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Hardcover; secure
    • brown cloth
  • Size: ~ 7.5in X 5in (19.5cm x 12.5cm)

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