Before the Wind: The Memoir of an American Sea Captain, 1808-1833
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ISBN: 0670886327 / Publisher: Viking Adult, June 1999
A nineteenth-century sea captain chronicles his love affair with the sea and his rise through the ranks to captain and ship owner in the tea and sugar trade
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In a fascinating look at early nineteenth-century America, this memoir by American sea captain Charles Tyng chronicles his life, from his childhood, through his love affair with the sea, to his rise through the ranks to captain and ship owner in the tea and sugar trade. 17,500 first printing.
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