Man-of-War Life
In 1844, Charles Nordhoff joined the U.S. Navy at the young age of 14. He describes his around-the-world adventure as a young sailor aboard the American ship USS Columbus, a large 74-gun ship of the line. He crossed the Equator six times while visiting many countries of south-east Asia and South America while on a diplomatic mission to China, and then to Japan, in an attempt to open the latter to American trade. He offers up an entertaining account of life in the last days of the sailing warship. - Summary by Barry Eads
Genre(s): War & Military, Memoirs, Modern (19th C)
Language: English
Keyword(s): sea (63), ships (29), sailors (10), US Navy (4), man-of-war (4), ship of the line (1), tall ship (1), voyage around the world (1), uss columbus (1)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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| Play 01 | Preface and Chapter 1 | Barry Eads |
00:27:01 |
| Play 02 | Chapter 2 | Barry Eads |
00:32:20 |
| Play 03 | Chapter 3 | Barry Eads |
00:44:31 |
| Play 04 | Chapter 4 | Barry Eads |
00:31:53 |
| Play 05 | Chapter 5 | Barry Eads |
00:26:44 |
| Play 06 | Chapter 6 | Barry Eads |
00:35:51 |
| Play 07 | Chapter 7 | Barry Eads |
00:29:55 |
| Play 08 | Chapter 8 | Barry Eads |
00:33:35 |
| Play 09 | Chapter 9 | Barry Eads |
00:24:01 |
| Play 10 | Chapter 10 | Barry Eads |
00:28:41 |
| Play 11 | Chapter 11 | Barry Eads |
00:30:22 |
| Play 12 | Chapter 12 | Barry Eads |
00:18:21 |
| Play 13 | Chapter 13 | Barry Eads |
00:21:26 |
| Play 14 | Chapter 14 | Barry Eads |
00:25:33 |
| Play 15 | Chapter 15 | Barry Eads |
00:25:54 |
| Play 16 | Chapter 16 | Barry Eads |
00:32:46 |