Letters from Sea, 1882 - 1901: Joanna and Lincoln Colcord's Seafaring Childhood

Description: Letters from Sea, 1882 - 1901 by Albee Parker, Jr., Albee Parker The Colcord children spent most of their youth on their fathers ships, and the familys detailed letters, logbooks, and photographs give us a splendid window into the life of a seafaring family. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In June of 1881, on the very night of their wedding in Searsport, Maine, Captain Lincoln Alden Colcord and his new wife, Jane Sweetser Colcord, departed for sea to begin a two-year voyage on the bark Charlotte A. Littlefield. The voyage would take them around the world and witness the birth of their daughter Joanna amid the South Sea Islands and young Lincolns arrival during a treacherous winter storm off Cape Horn. Fifth generation seafarers, Joanna and Lincoln Colcord spent their youth at sea aboard their fathers ships. Years later, looking back at his seafaring childhood Lincoln wrote, "I know no other home than a ships deck, except the distant home in Maine that we visited for a few weeks every year or two. My countryside was the ocean floor, where I could roam only with the spyglass; my skyline was the horizon, broken by the ghostly silhouettes of passing vessels, or at intervals by the coasts of many continents, as we sailed the world." The Colcords richly detailed "journal letters" to family members ashore, their logbooks, photographs, and later correspondence all give us a splendid window into the life of a seafaring family. We share their exhilaration in catching the trades under fair skies yet are ever conscious of the uncertainties of sea life: illness, the threat of typhoons and dismastings, wrecks and financial disaster. Lifes tasks emerge as the family forges a home aboard ship, raises and educates the children, and seeks companionship in foreign ports, all while trying to eke out a living under sail. Author Biography PARKER BISHOP ALBEE, JR., is Associate Professor of History at the University of Southern Maine. He received his B.A. from Dartmouth, and holds a PhD in History from Duke University. Professor Albee is the curator of the Lincoln Colcord Papers, has written numerous artices and papers about the Colcords, and is the co-author of Shadow of Suribachi: Raising the Flags on Iwo Jima. Review Richer than any treasure of gold brought up from the ocean bottom, these recently discovered letters are priceless additions to our maritime history. Extraordinarily well written, they are great reading -- dandy tales of the sea, more exciting than fiction for their total authenticity.--Walter Cronkite, former anchor and editor of the CBS Evening News, sailor, and author of A Reporters Life, South by Southeast, and North by Northeast. Review Quote "Richer than any treasure of gold brought up from the ocean bottom, these recently discovered letters are priceless additions to our maritime history. Details ISBN0884482146 Language English ISBN-10 0884482146 ISBN-13 9780884482147 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY B Illustrations Yes Year 2003 Short Title LETTERS FROM SEA 1882 - 1901 Pages 192 Subtitle Joanna and Lincoln Colcords Seafaring Childhood DOI 10.1604/9780884482147 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2003-06-01 NZ Release Date 2003-06-01 US Release Date 2003-06-01 UK Release Date 2003-06-01 Imprint Tilbury House,U.S. Author Albee Parker Publisher Tilbury House,U.S. Publication Date 2003-06-01 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:138299649;

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