Chronometer Jack: The Autobiography of the Shipmaster, John Miller of Edinburgh (1802-1883)
Language: English
Published by Whittles Publishing, 2008
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- Hardcover
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- Title
- Chronometer Jack: The Autobiography of the Shipmaster, John Miller of Edinburgh (1802-1883)
- Author
- Miller, John, edited by Craig, Robin; Nix, Ann; and Nix, Michael
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- As New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1904445330
- ISBN 13
- 9781904445333
- Edition
- 1st Edition
The gripping narrative is full of incident and unforgettable characters and his first-hand observations on society in Van Diemen's Land when still a convict colony make compelling reading. Bankrupted, Miller and his family were forced to return to Britain where circumstances forced him to join the Coastguard, serving in Northumberland, Tynemouth and Lincolnshire. His frustrations with bureaucracy, the higher status accorded former Royal Navy Officers and, in his recruiting capacity, the relatively poor quality of seamen joining the Royal Naval Reserve, constantly surface in the text - a rare insight into the occupation and tribulations experienced by a Coastguard officer in the 1850s and '60s. Although Captain Miller's original manuscript included numerous references to people identified only by an initial letter, most of these were subsequently identified, providing his narrative with a rich and well-attested circumstantial context.
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