Four Years Before the Mast

Four Years Before the Mast
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Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 0989939413
ISBN-13 : 9780989939416
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Book Synopsis Four Years Before the Mast by : Joseph A. Williams

Download or read book Four Years Before the Mast written by Joseph A. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under New York City's Throgs Neck Bridge lies a spit of land dominated by a pentagonal, 19th-century fortress that today houses a school that has trained mariners since the age of sail. Within Fort Schuyler's walls are stories of heroism and mutinies, shipwrecks and desertions. In Four Years Before the Mast, author Joseph A. Williams uses his access to archival materials to tell the tale of that institution known today as SUNY Maritime College.


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First published: London: Martin Secker & Warburg, 1956.