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Before the Wind: The Memoir of an American Sea Captain, 1808-1833 by Charles Tyng, Thomas Philbrick (Paperback, 2000)

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From mermaids to mutinies, the life of Charles Tyng was a non-stop adventure as the 19th century opened. His quarter century under sail took him around the world half a dozen times. Fortunately, he proved to be as natural a storyteller as he was a sailor. Both Tyng's life and the way he recounts his years at sea are full of wonder. At 13 he takes his first voyage to China, where he wanders into dark opium dens. He survives shipwrecks, squalls, and pirates. He makes and loses fortunes in tea, sugar and cotton. He meets Lord Byron as well as the British princess (later queen) Victoria. Whether you're a sailor yourself, an armchair traveller, a history buff, or a lover of pulse-quickening maritime adventure stories, you'll be as drawn to this book as Charles Tyng was to the siren song of the sea. 'No admirer of Americana or sailing ships should miss Captain Tyng' Atlantic Monthly

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13
9780140291919
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95470416

Product Key Features

Author
Charles Tyng, Thomas Philbrick
Publication Name
Before the Wind: the Memoir of an American Sea Captain, 1808-1833
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Thomas Philbrick, Charles Tyng
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Editor
Susan Fels

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