Before the Wind: The Memoir of an American Sea Captain, 1808-1833 by Tyng, Charles

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

The real-life adventures of Charles Tyng, a Boston-born who went to sea at the age of 13, reads like a novel. With him we roam the world of the early 19th century: sighting the first Atlantic steamship bound for Russia, visiting Lord Byron in Italy and the opium dens in Hong Kong, and skirting Napoleon's prison isle of St. Helena. We learn to shin up the rigging, pump out a leaky brig, siphon rum from the captain's cask, and allay its after-effects with pepper sauce. Armchair travellers, history buffs, and lovers of "The Perfect Storm" will enjoy travelling the world with Tyng.