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Memoir of James Henry Crowe, master mariner, 1821-1844, vol. 1 : Memoirs and Narratives 1821-1844.
Life at Sea : Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crowe, James Henry, author.
- Series:
- Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2333
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Navies.
- Sailors.
- Business.
- West Indies.
- Commerce.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022.
- Summary:
- Volume 1 of the memoir written by Crowe, covering the years 1821-1844. It describes his apprenticeship with Francis Spaight shipowners during which he sailed on the BORNEO, JANE BLACK and GOVERNOR in the emigrant trade between Limerick and Quebec. The volume ends with his recovery from yellow fever at a boarding house in Kingston, Jamaica, while he was first mate on the brig LEVEN LASS (1839) of Glasgow. A single typescript sheet providing biographical details is included.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference:BGR/52/1.
- National Maritime Museum, UK: Biographies (BGR).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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