Life on the ocean wave: reminiscences of my voyages around the world [typescript], 1886.

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Life on the ocean wave: reminiscences of my voyages around the world [typescript], 1886.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122354204

The volume is Charlotte A. Babcock's reminiscences of her five years at sea (1851-1856) with her husband Captain David S. Babcock aboard the ships Swordfish and Young America. She gives detailed descriptions of San Francisco, Hawaii, Canton (Guangzhou), China, Hong Kong, Bombay, Manila, and Singapore. She also discusses the people she met, parties she attended, and the activities of the sailors and passengers on board her husband's ships. Also included is a sketch of the ship Young America by Charlotte A. Babcock.

1 typescript, 22 cm., 79 pages.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Young America (Ship)

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Babcock, Charlotte A.

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Charlotte A. Babcock was wife of Captain David S. Babcock. From the description of Life on the ocean wave: reminiscences of my voyages around the world [typescript], 1886. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122354204 ...

Swordfish (Ship)

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Trading vessel, out of New York, N.Y., mastered by Charles Collins. From the description of Log/journal, 1853 June 17-July 20. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71012974 From the description of Log/journal, 1853 Feb. 17-May 26. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71169666 ...

Babcock, David S.

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