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Around Cape Horn: A Maritime Artist/Historian's Account of His 1892 Voyage
Around Cape Horn A Maritime Artist/Historian's Account of His 1892 Voyage Author:Charles G. Davis, Neal Parker Charles Gerard Davis was one of the world's leading maritime model builders; his ship models now are rarely found outside of museums. He was also acclaimed as an artist, historian, and author. Around Cape Horn is his recollection of one of his first adventures at sea: sailing out of New York in 1892 on a voyage around Cape Horn, aboard the bark... more » James A. Wright. Davis's account is a well-told tale of the fulfillment of a young man's yearning to go to sea, and his writing exposes his boyish wonder as well as the harsh reality of life at sea during the last years of sail.« less