Rehbock: At Sea W/ The Scientifics
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (619 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 082481424X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 415 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Matkin was a young assistant ship's steward on HMS Challenger when it sailed from Portsmith in 1872 for a three-and-a-half-year voyage of scientific exploration; he kept a journal, from which he wrote letters home. The letters, discovered in the early 1980s, provide an intimate look at life aboard;
His lively curiosity and appreciation of natural and manmade beauty is reflected in informed descriptions of the flora and fauna at exotic lands and their sophisticated or primitive peoples. Illustrations not seen by PW. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Historians and buffs of nautical yarns will welcome this collection of 69 recently discovered letters penned by a literate, observant crew member of the British oceanography survey vessel Challenger, which traveled the waters of the globe from 1872 to 1876. While the expedition's scientific accomplishments have been well recorded, this is the first chronicle by a "below decks" witness. Excellent editing and smooth transitional annotations by Rehbock, who