The Autobiography of Ashley Bowen (1728-1813)

The Autobiography of Ashley Bowen (1728-1813)
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Publisher : Broadview Press
Total Pages : 145
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ISBN-10 : 9781551117812
ISBN-13 : 1551117819
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Book Synopsis The Autobiography of Ashley Bowen (1728-1813) by : Daniel Vickers

Download or read book The Autobiography of Ashley Bowen (1728-1813) written by Daniel Vickers and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2006-08-08 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first American sailor known to write his own autobiography, Ashley Bowen remains a valuable storyteller who can speak to today’s readers about the maritime world in the age of sail. Ashley Bowen began his seafaring career at the age of eleven. After leaving the sea, Bowen spent the rest of his days as a ship-rigger in Marblehead, Massachusetts. A witness to significant historical events, including the British conquest of Canada and the American Revolution, Ashley Bowen confounds today’s audience with his eighteenth-century interpretation of events—an interpretation informed by his deeply religious beliefs and his suspicion of Yankee patriotism. The Broadview edition is the first to present the story of Ashley Bowen as a continuous narrative. Vickers’ introduction provides the context for Bowen’s life in colonial New England, and additional writings by Ashley Bowen and his Marblehead contemporaries are included. The appendices include Bowen’s diary accounts of his experiences in the 1759 British expedition against Quebec, smallpox epidemics, and the American Revolution.


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