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Synopsis
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About the Author
John Codman (Oct. 16, 1814-Apr. 6, 1900), sea captain, author, was born in Dorchester, Mass., the son of John and Mary (Wheelwright) Codman. His father, son of a prosperous merchant of the same name, was pastor of the Second Parish in Dorchester from 1808 till his death in 1847. After two years (1832-34) at Amherst College he went to sea in a clipper ship. His nautical career lasted until the close of the Civil War. He made numerous trips to China and the East Indies, during the Crimean War commanded the William Penn, which carried troops from Constantinople to the Crimea, and during the Civil War was captain of the Quaker City, which transported stores to Port Royal, S.C. In December 1864, he took the steamer Cotopaxi to Rio de Janeiro and sold her to the Brazilian government. The next year he returned to Brazil and for a few months engaged in the coastwise trade. From the observations made in this time, he wrote this book. On many of his voyages, his wife, Anna G. Dey of New York, whom he had married Nov. 3, 1847, accompanied him. Throughout his active life, he was an enthusiastic horseman, sometimes traveling from Boston to New York on horseback. He died at his daughter’s home in Boston after a short illness.
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- PublisherBiblioLife
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1110614918
- ISBN 13 9781110614912
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages226
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