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Voyages Bundle

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This Voyages bundle includes:

  • Down the Danube by Poultney Bigelow, 1892 (signed by author) - In this entertaining and insightful travelogue, Mr. Bigelow takes the reader on a voyage down the Danube, from the Black Forest to the Black Sea. Along the way, he shares his observations on the politics, culture, and history of the region. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
  • There She Blows: A Narrative of a Whaling Voyage in the Indian and South Atlantic Oceans by Ben-Ezra Stiles Ely, 1971 - Published when Ely was only nineteen years old, the book details the harsh realities, dangers, and daily life of whaling. It recounts his voyage out of Bristol, Rhode Island, from 1844 to 1847, detailing everything from the grueling process of hunting whales to life on the open ocean and even his own religious conversion while at sea.
  • Sea Stories from Searsport to Singapore by Lincoln Colcord, 1987 - An anthology capturing the twilight of the 19th-century golden age of sail. It highlights the lives of Maine seafarers, weaving together seafaring fiction, essays, and poems about deep-sea voyages between Searsport and the bustling ports of the Far East.
  • The Clipper Ship Era by Arthur H. Clark, 1910 - A comprehensive account of the famous American and British clipper ships that sailed during the period of 1843 to 1869. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the owners, builders, commanders, and crews of these magnificent vessels that were used for transporting goods and passengers across the oceans.

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