Logs and journals of Capt. Josiah Nickerson Knowles while in command of ship Glory of the Seas, last ship designed by Donald McKay, J. Henry Sears and Co., owner. 1872-1874.

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Logs and journals of Capt. Josiah Nickerson Knowles while in command of ship Glory of the Seas, last ship designed by Donald McKay, J. Henry Sears and Co., owner. 1872-1874.

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Sturgis Library (Barnstable, Mass.)

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Sturgis Library (Barnstable, Mass.)

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Glory of the Seas (Clipper)

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Knowles, Josiah Nickerson, 1830-1896

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Josiah Nickerson Knowles was born in Eastham, Massachusetts, in 1830. As clipper ship captain, he commanded ships including the Wild Wave, the Kentuckian, and the Charger, setting records for fast passages. In 1858, he was stranded for several months as a result of the wreck of the Wild Wave on Oeno Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The Glory of the Seas was his last clipper ship command. In 1880, Knowles settled in San Francisco, where he was active as a merchant and shipper in the whaling industry. ...

Glory of the Seas (Ship)

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