When ships were ships and not tin pots : the seafaring adventures of Captain Morris Barnes

An autobiographical account of the life of Captain Morris Barnes. Captain Barnes was born into a middle-class merchant family in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1850. The family owned a fleet of ships, allowing Barnes to go to sea for the first time at 11 years of age. Anecdotal in nature, this boo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Barnes, William Morris, b. 1850, Wortman, Hilda Renbold (editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albert & C. Boni 1930
Subjects:
Barnes
William Morris
1850-
Seafaring life
Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/80667
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Summary:An autobiographical account of the life of Captain Morris Barnes. Captain Barnes was born into a middle-class merchant family in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1850. The family owned a fleet of ships, allowing Barnes to go to sea for the first time at 11 years of age. Anecdotal in nature, this book by Barnes tells the tale of many of his adventures both at sea and on land. This copy Joseph R. Smallwood Collection 2003 and has special binding with JRS embossed on spine. -- "Illustrations by Francis Shields".

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