Man of War Life (Seafarers Voices) by Charles Nordhoff (2013)

Man Of War LifeAuthor(s): Charles Nordoff\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Seaforth Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781848321649, 978-1848321649\nSynopsis\nIn 1844, when barely 14, Charles Nordhoff managed to talk his way into the [url] Navy. He was better educated than most of his fellow seamen, and was well equipped to describe what became a three-year around-the-world adventure. He was lucky in his ship, USS Columbus, a large 74-gun ship of the line on a diplomatic mission to China, and then to Japan, in an abortive attempt to open the latter to American trade. Nordhoff visited many countries of south-east Asia and South America, before finally returning to Norfolk, Virginia, having crossed the Equator six times.