Buy this book on-line CADET LOUIS G. RUGGLES : 1901 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LOG BOOK HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG CADET IN TRAINING ABOARD AMERICA'S NOTED TRAINING SHIP THE USS ENTERPRISE AND WHO WILL GO ON TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY AT SEA IN WORLD WAR I
Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. On offer is a super, original, manuscript relic of US Naval history being a log book of one young, 17 year old cadet's nautical training and experience on the "United States Training Ship 'Enterprise' Cadets Log Book Louis G. Ruggles" as stated in his hand. [Casual research finds That Cadet Ruggles was born Jan. 21, 1884, died Jun. 24, 1972 and served his country as an Ensign US navy during WWI.] The 60 page 8 3/8" x 13 5/8" logbook of the Barque-Rigged Screw Sloop's voyage is dated June 1, 1901 to October 21, 1901. During that time they visited ports in Scotland, Copenhagen Denmark, Saint Petersburg, Kiel Germany, Antwerp Belgium, Gravesend England, Gibraltar, Funchal Madeira and back to Boston Massachusetts. The book details the usual required data of most ships at sea; courses, winds, weather and different chores on board ship including sails, decks, rigging and many other everyday chores of a 19th century sail ship and of course typical ship board occurrences are noted: "Carpenter Martin struck by a capstan bar causing a severe laceration of the scalp.". Manuscript. Book Condition: Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of CADET LOUIS G. RUGGLES : 1901 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LOG BOOK HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG CADET IN TRAINING ABOARD AMERICA'S NOTED TRAINING SHIP THE USS ENTERPRISE AND WHO WILL GO ON TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY AT SEA IN WORLD WAR I. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, libri rari, livres d'occasion, out-of-print books and livres rares. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |