xviii+270pp. Illus. in text. Although virtually fine, there is some wear on base of dust-jacket spine which may have been caused by a label being removed. From mermaids to mutinies, shipwrecks to cholera, the life of Charles Tyng was a nonstop voyage of adventure. His quarter of a century under sail took him around the world and fortunately he proved to be as natural a storyteller as he was a sailor. Chapters include A Boston Boyhood; A Leaky Trip to Havana; Pirates and Promotions; The Schooner Zephyr; The Wreck of the Munroe; Rough Passages, etc. Includes Explanatory Notes and Index.

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