Cruise of the Dashing Wave: Rounding Cape Horn in 1860 (New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology)
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (709 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 081303437X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Midwest Book Review said Highly recommended. Cruise of the Dashing Wave: Rounding Cape Horn in 1860 is the authentic testimony of Philip Hichborn's first nautical voyage, in which he served as the ship's carpenter. Though Hichborn was destined to one day become an admiral and chief constructor of the U.S. Navy, but at the time of Cruise of the Dashing Wave, his unfamiliarity with shipboard life lends a vivid description to his experiences with the ship's daily routine, and the extraordi. This Book Is Very Special, Because June Bloom My great-grandfather purchased this ship the Dashing Wave sometime (in 1800's) after its voyage of rounding Cape Horn. The photo on cover of this book is the same photo that my grandparents had on their wall at their house,and was given to me several years ago. The photo was taken when my great-grandfather owned it. (He was a tyrant,but that's another story!)So of course this book Cruise of the Dashing Wave is very special to me. The writing . Expected a lot more I was hoping for some exciting reading here but the writing style is so matter-of-factly as to become boring after a short time. The only reason I did not put the book aside after a few pages is that I could easily read the whole thing in just two hours. A five months sea journey in 1860 packed into two hours worth of reading - you may get the idea that there is little room for a thrilling account of it. Not recommended for anyone who does no
William Thiesen is the Atlantic area historian for the U.S. About the AuthorPhilip Hichborn began his career as a ship's carpenter on Dashing Wave and rose through the ranks to become an admiral and the chief constructor of the U.S. Coast Guard, former curator and assistant director of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, and author of Industrializing American Shipbuilding.. Navy
Bradford and Gene Allen Smith. The weather and heavy seas of Cape Horn pushed the sailors to their physical limits and often punctuated their watches with moments of despair, amazement, and fear.Hichborn would later rise to become a major figure in the U.S. Navy, but on this, his first voyage, he was still unfamiliar with life aboard ship. The description of the death of the sailor John Warriner alone makes it worth the read. As such, it lays bare the social and professional interactions of a team of strangers stressed to the point of rebellion and murder--revealing that the rigid traditional hierarchy of a ship could be challenged by a man of skill and personality.A volume in the series New Perspectives on Maritime History an
Coast Guard, former curator and assistant director of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, and author of Industrializing American Shipbuilding.. Navy. William Thiesen is the Atlantic area historian for the U.S. Philip Hichborn began his career as a ship's carpenter on Dashing Wave and rose through the ranks to beco