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John H Eagleston autobiography.

China, America and the Pacific Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Eagleston, John H., author.
Contributor:
Phillips Library (Peabody Essex Museum), owner.
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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