Before the Wind: The Memoir of an American Sea Captain, 1808-1833 - Hardcover

Tyng, Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670886327 ISBN 13: 9780670886326

Publisher: Viking Adult, 1999

Synopsis

In a fascinating look at early nineteenth-century America, this memoir by American sea captain Charles Tyng chronicles his life, from his childhood, through his love affair with the sea, to his rise through the ranks to captain and ship owner in the tea and sugar trade. 17,500 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Charles Tyng was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 1801. His voyages took him across the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Caribbean, visiting Cuba, China, Europe, Indonesia and the Sandwich Islands among other ports of call. He died in Rhode Island in 1879.

From AudioFile:

Ahoy, ye landlubbers all! Prepare to embark upon the many adventures of one Captain Charles Tyng of Massachussetts, who lived and flourished in the early 1800's. Moving from a Dickensian childhood to the unrelenting life of the merchant seaman, he, like the Ancient Mariner, holds the listener in thrall. His voice has been well chosen. Rudnicki has a salty sound, husky from commands given in a high wind but genteel, as befits his background. So attuned to his Captain is our reader that the rare moments of humor are a mere chuckle in an otherwise broad and steady New England accent. Here is authenticity at its best. S.B.S. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Adult
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0670886327
• ISBN 13: 9780670886326
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Fels Susan