LEADER 00000nam  22004691i 4500 
001    frd00035856 
003    CtWfDGI 
005    20200711135553.0 
006    m     o  d         
007    cr un ---anuuu 
008    200711t20072007xx      o     000 0 eng d 
020    9781783839179|q(pdf) 
024 3  9781783839179 
040    CtWfDGI|beng|erda|cCtWfDGI 
043    e-uk--- 
050  4 VK57 
082 04 387.2/24|222 
100 1  Domville-Fife, Charles W.|q(Charles William),|d1886-
       |eauthor. 
245 10 Square Rigger Days :|bAutobiographies of Sail /|cCharles 
       W. Domville-Fife. 
264  1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bPen & Sword Books,
       |c[2007] 
264  4 |c©2007 
300    1 online resource (256 pages) 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
347    text file|2rdaft 
347    |bPDF 
506    Access limited to subscribing institutions. 
520    There are few books that describe accurately life on board
       sailing ships in the last days of sail, from the 1860s to 
       the First World War; the romantic image conjured up by 
       many who wrote from a safe distance belies the harsh 
       realities which were a sailorman's lot. Domville-Fife, in 
       collecting together the personal stories of seamen while 
       they were still alive, was able to present a truer picture
       of the tough last days of sail. Long voyages on board 
       nineteenth-century sailing ships were marked by isolation,
       boredom, and miserable living conditions that taxed the 
       endurance of men already hard pressed by the gruelling and
       dangerous nature of shipboard work. While some were 
       attracted to a life of adventure most simply went to sea 
       for a living, and a meagre one at that. They experienced 
       neither the excitement of life on the crack clippers of 
       the earlier decades nor the safety of the steamships; they
       were caught in the limbo of a dying profession where poor 
       pay, discontinuous employment, prolonged isolation from 
       family and physical hardship were the norm. No wonder that
       murder, mutiny, starvation and shipwreck appear in the 
       memoirs gathered here. Domville-Fife surely did future 
       generations a great service by piecing together this 
       reality. First published in 1938, these memoirs are now 
       available again in this superbly presented new edition 
       with a new selection of stunning photographs and a 
       fascinating introduction on life at sea in the dying world
       of sail. A wonderful read for all enthusiasts and 
       historians of the merchant service in the days of sail. 
588 0  Publisher metadata. 
650  0 Seafaring life|zGreat Britain|xHistory|y19th century. 
650  0 Merchant ships|zGreat Britain|xHistory|y19th century. 
650  0 Sailing ships|zGreat Britain|xHistory|y19th century. 
650  0 Sailing ships|zGreat Britain|xHistory|y20th century. 
650  0 Ship captains|zGreat Britain|vBiography. 
650  0 Square-riggers|vAnecdotes. 
650  0 Merchant marine|zGreat Britain|xHistory|y19th century. 
650  7 HISTORY / Military / Naval.|2bisacsh 
655  0 Electronic books. 
914    frd00035856