Buy this book on-line WINTON, JOHN: : HURRAH FOR THE LIFE of a SAILOR!LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH,1977. ISBN 0718115805.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.Near FINE/VG+.
Very slight rubbing+chipping.Profuse b/w illus,320pp.
The British Bluejacket served all over the world from Arctic snow to malarial swamps of the tropics.He went on long voyages of exploration and surveying, braving dangers of disease,storm and shipwreck.He fought Queen's enemies on land/sea,chased slavers+pirates.Yet his life on board was hard,punishment brutal,
pay low,his food+living conditions abominable,with no career structure,no official uniform and very few rights at law.As the century wore on the Navy slowly
reformed - reforms bitterly fought against
by the Navy itself.From various sources Winton recaptures flavour of lower deck life of RN in 19thC.By 1900,with a rise in status of sailor,he'd become the darling of Victorian public,who all loved Jack.
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