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Excerpt from Thirty-Six Voyages: To Various Parts of the World, Made Between the Years 1799 and 1841 IT may disarm criticism of some of its asperity, when the author states that, in publishing for the entertainment of his friends the following extracts from his journal, he makes no pretensions to literary skill or merit. His life has been passed in ploughing the ocean, and not in cultivating the delightful and peaceful fields of learning. Ab...

Excerpt from Voyages to Various Parts of the World: Made Between the Years 1799 and 1844 IT may disarm criticism of some of its asperity, when the author states that, in publishing for the entertainment of his friends the following extracts from his journal, he makes no pretensions to literary skill or merit. His life has been passed in ploughing the ocean, and not in cultivating the delightful and peaceful fields of learning. About the Publ...

Excerpt from Second Series of Voyages to Parts of the World: Made Between the Years 1802 and 1841First Voyage in the Schooner Centurion, from New Orleans to Vera Cruz. - Sail from New Orleans - Arrive at Vera Cruz. - Make a short voy age, and return to New Orleans. In the year 1807.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an i...

Excerpt from History of the American Privateers, and Letters-of-Marque, Vol. 1: During Our War With England in the Years 1812, '13 and '14 He has also endeavored to give the names of the com, manders of each vessel, but probably has not succeeded in every instance, as the Captains were sometimes changed during cruises, or were killed in action, and succeeded by others, and in many instances promoted to other vessels. Many prizes were destroy...

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Selected From His Manuscript Journal of Eighty Voyages. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyon...

1856. In One Volume, Illustrated. George Coggeshall had a long and often adventurous seagoing career, during which he kept detailed journals. Upon his retirement he mined material from his journals and produced several books of seafaring memoirs. Of his writing style it has been said that Coggeshall wrote a clear, terse, seamanly English flavored with a dash of quiet elegance. His strength lies in his details., his best writing, in fact, can s...

The further adventures of a famous American seamanThis is the second volume of recollections penned by the renowned schooner captain and author George Coggeshall to be published by Leonaur. This volume comprises many voyages in famous vessels from the great age of sail including The Centurion, The Hamilton, The Eliza, The America and others. Through Coggeshall's narrative we experience all the dangers and adventures of life at sea in both the ...

The further adventures of a famous American seaman This is the second volume of recollections penned by the renowned schooner captain and author George Coggeshall to be published by Leonaur. This volume comprises many voyages in famous vessels from the great age of sail including The Centurion, The Hamilton, The Eliza, The America and others. Through Coggeshall's narrative we experience all the dangers and adventures of life at sea in both th...

Volume one of a classic seafaring memoir George Coggeshall's name is a renowned one among American merchant seafaring men of the early nineteenth century. His writings on his own experiences and his history of the American Privateers are considered classics of the genre. In this, the first volume of Coggeshall's voyages, we join the author at the age of just sixteen aboard the schooner 'Charlotte'. These lively memoirs recount voyages, incide...

Volume one of a classic seafaring memoir George Coggeshall's name is a renowned one among American merchant seafaring men of the early nineteenth century. His writings on his own experiences and his history of the American Privateers are considered classics of the genre. In this, the first volume of Coggeshall's voyages, we join the author at the age of just sixteen aboard the schooner 'Charlotte'. These lively memoirs recount voyages, incide...

An invaluable record of the early days of American sailing ships Coggeshall, the author of this work, is both well known and highly regarded by those interested in chronicles of the great days of sail during the early nineteenth century. Coggeshall's two volume work of his voyages as a crewman and officer of American schooners and his experiences with the navy of the United States are vital reading and are published by Leonaur in hard and sof...