Books with author Rufus Rockwell Wilson

Excerpt from The Sea RoversThe discovery of petroleum struck the Gloucester whaling industry a blow from which it has never recovered, but the town's fisheries are still in thriving condition. Four hundred fishing vessels of suflicient conse quence to be registered hail at the present time from Gloucester. The number of men employed in these vessels, the majority Of which are as speedy and well built as pleasure yachts, is upward of Many of the fish ermen are from the British provinces and make excellent Skippers and sailors, while Sweden, Norway and the Azore Islands con tribute a large number, who are, as a rule, orderly, capable and industrious. They fare well as compared with the fishermen Of other days or with men now before the mast Of the merchant service, and fresh pies, biscuits, fowls, eggs and like delicacies are frequently seen in 'the forecastle Of a Gloucester banker.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Sea Rovers is a fascinating look at the jobs and people who worked the sea in the early 1900s. It was contemporary for its time, as it saw print in 1906, and now it's an interesting look into our history. Chapters include: Gloucester Fisher Folk An Ocean Flyer's Crew The Man-of-Warsman Soldiers Who Serve Afloat The Police of the Coast The Ocean Pilot The Deep-Sea Diver The Lighthouse Keeper Life-Saving Along Shore Whalers of the Arctic Sea This Large Print Edition is presented in easy-to-read 16 point type.

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