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A Book for the Hammock (Book)
Author: Russell, William Clark, 1844-1911
LoC No.: 42028896
Title: A Book for the Hammock
Contents: A nautical lament -- Superstitions of the sea -- Old sea ordnance -- The honour of the flag -- The naval officer's spirit -- Women as sailors -- Fighting smugglers -- Sea phrases -- Then and now -- Costly shipwrecks -- Curiosities of disasters at sea -- Infernal machines -- Queer fish -- Strange craft -- Mysterious disappearances -- Rich captures -- Peculiarities of rig -- How the old navigators managed -- Plates and rivets -- French smacksmen -- Old sea customs -- Who is Vanderdecken?
Language: English
LoC Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject: Seafaring life
Subject: Sailors
Subject: Ships
Subject: English essays -- 19th century
Release Date: Jan 20, 2020
Copyright Status: Public domain in the USA.
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