Master of the moving sea : the life of Captain Peter John Riber Mathieson, from his anecdotes, manuscripts, notes, stories, and detailed records. [The epic of the ship’s boy of the Norwegian wooden barque Norma in 1885 who, wandering the world in craft of sail and steam through peace and war, rose to command fourteen vessels under the flags of five nations including the clipper Antiope, the lofty Carrabin, the mighty Moshulu, and, finally, in 1944, the United States steamer Joseph E. Wing]
TitoloMaster of the moving sea : the life of Captain Peter John Riber Mathieson, from his anecdotes, manuscripts, notes, stories, and detailed records. [The epic of the ship’s boy of the Norwegian wooden barque Norma in 1885 who, wandering the world in craft of sail and steam through peace and war, rose to command fourteen vessels under the flags of five nations including the clipper Antiope, the lofty Carrabin, the mighty Moshulu, and, finally, in 1944, the United States steamer Joseph E. Wing]
Autore
Luogo di pubblicazioneFlagstaff
EditoreJ.F. Colton & Co.
Anno di pubblicazione1959
Paginazionexvi, iii, 304, xxviii, 15 p.
Illustrazioniillus., plan, ports.
Dimensioni20 x 26 cm
Materialebook
G540 .M33 1959
NoteDavid MacGregor collection.
Given to David MacGregor by Karl Kortum.
Given to David MacGregor by Karl Kortum.
Soggettoseafaring life, ship captains - biography
Parola chiave persone Peter John Riber Mathieson, 1871-1954