John Nicol, Mariner: Life and Adventures 1776-1801 edited and introduced by Tim Flannery

John Nicol, Mariner: Life and Adventures 1776-1801 edited and introduced by Tim Flannery

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781875847419
Author: John Nicol
Additional Authors: Tim Flannery (editor and introduction)
Edition: Facsimile Edition
Publisher: Text Publishing
Place: Melbourne VIC
Year: 1997
Format: Paperback
Pages: 198 pages
Period: 18th and 19th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. General wear to book corners and edges. Foxing to foredges, preliminary and end pages.

First published in 1822, this is the extraordinary story of John Nicol, a sailor who circled the globe twice, fought Napoleon's navy, was in Hawaii just after Cook's death, and went to Port Jackson on a Second Fleet vessel with its cargo of female convicts.

In his many voyages, the Scottish-born sailor John Nicol (1755 - 1825) twice circumnavigated the globe, visiting every inhabited continent while participating in many of the greatest events of exploration and adventure of the eighteenth century.
During his career, Nicol battled pirates, traded with Native Americans, and fought for the British navy in the American and French revolutions. In Hawaii, he was entertained by the King's court mere days after the murder of Captain James Cook. In Jamaica, he saw firsthand the horrors of the slave system and befriended slaves who invited him to join in their dance celebrations.
En route to Australia on the Lady Julia, he would meet the love of his life, Sarah Whitlam, a convict bound for the Botany Bay prison colony, who would bear his son before duty forced them apart forever.
First published in 1822, this is the extraordinary story of John Nicol, mariner. It is a rousing memoir of an ordinary man's extraordinary life, a gripping true adventure tale.


Edited and introduced by Tim Flannery.


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