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Memoirs of Abraham Smith, RN, 1859-1880 : Memoirs and Narratives 1859-1880.
Life at Sea : Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Abraham, author.
- Series:
- Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1904
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Navies.
- Sailors.
- Antigua.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022.
- Summary:
- Smith had an active life in the Navy, seeing service in both war (on board the 'RATTLER' in the Anglo-Satsuma war, in which he was shipwrecked) and peace time. A large part of the memoir is devoted to his service on the 'Challenger' expedition under Nares and Thompson, and contains vivid anecdotes of his time in the navy.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference:BGR/41.
- National Maritime Museum, UK: Biographies (BGR).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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