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John H Eagleston autobiography.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Eagleston, John H., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Armed Forces--Officers.
- Culture.
- Footbinding.
- Indigenous peoples.
- Opium.
- Sailors.
- Ship captains.
- Ships.
- Tariff.
- Weather.
- Cambodia.
- China--Hong Kong.
- China--Shanghai.
- Indonesia--Jakarta.
- Massachusetts--Salem.
- Philippines--Manila.
- Singapore.
- Thailand.
- Genre:
- Logbooks
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 volume).
- Production:
- [Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1857-1858.
- Summary:
- The autobiography of John H Eagleston, Salem ship master, is a continuation of 'My Ups and Downs Through Life'. It describes the 1857-1858 voyage aboard the bark Edward Koppisch from Shanghai to Cambodia, Thailand and other Chinese ports, and Chinese customs like footbinding, opium smoking, etc. Includes a list of letters that Eagleston sent to his family.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: Log 1029
- Collection: Logbooks
- Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Peabody Essex Museum catalogue.
- Title from publisher's website.
- Description based on publisher metadata (viewed October 30, 2024).
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