O'Brien, Johnny, 1851-1931
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O'Brien, Johnny, 1851-1931
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O'Brien, Johnny, 1851-1931
Dynamite Johnny, 1851-1931
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Dynamite Johnny O'Brien was born in Cork, Ireland. In 1866 he ran away to sea, eventually landing in N.Y. where he earned his Ship Master's Certificate. He married Emily Showers in 1878 and spent most of his life captaining ships in Alaskan waters. He wrote the three journals between 1928 and 1930.
Ship captain in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/103458800
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n2009076501
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Pilots and pilotage
Pilots and pilotage
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Alaska
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Northwest, Pacific
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