A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781530946136)

Following the plan I had laid down for myself, I sought and found a goodly Yankee merchantman, bound for and belonging to the city of New York. Our vessel was manned with a real American crew, that is, a crew, of which scarcely two men are of the same nation-which conveys a tolerably correct notion of the population of the United States. The crew consisted of one Russian, one German, one Italian, one Scotchman, one Newfoundlander, one Irishman, two Englishmen, two New Englanders, and two Negros-the cook and steward. The seamen of America are better paid, and better protected, than those of any other nation; but work harder, and must understand their duty well. Indeed if we had not had a good crew, our ship, being old, might have suffered severely.

Author: Simon Ansley Ferrall
ISBN-10: 1530946131
ISBN-13: 9781530946136
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/30/2016
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.23d