From cabin boy to captain

This book collects the diary entries of Henry Greatorex, recounting his time in the merchant marine during the mid-to-late 19th century. It includes descriptions of Greatorex's childhood in India before going to sea aged 12 as a cabin boy, his extensive travels on voyages throughout the world, particularly in Southeast Asia, and a year spent working in the goldfields of Melbourne, as well as extensive details of shipboard life and examination procedures as a merchant sailor.

Record Details

Publisher: [Lulu],
Pub Date: [2010]
Pages: 202 p. ;

Holdings

Order
Call Number
92GREATOREX
Copy
1
Item ID
PBH6865
Material
BOOK
Location
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