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Harry W. Jones

 
9781331493488: A Chaplain's Experience Ashore and Afloat (Classic Reprint): The "Texas" Under Fire

Synopsis

In A Chaplain's Experience Ashore and Afloat, Harry W.

Jones shares vivid moments from a Navy chaplain’s life during the late 19th century. The book follows his duties at sea and ashore, from memorial services for sailors to the daily rhythms of life aboard ship amid looming war.

Through personal recollections, the narrative captures the emotional ties between officers, sailors, and their families, the discipline of a wartime crew, and the small, human details that shape a chaplain’s work. Readers glimpse the realities of duty, risk, faith, and consolation as ships move from New England harbors to Havana, Kingston, and Santiago, and as life at sea mingles with moments of quiet reflection and community leadership.

  • Memorial services and prayers that honor fallen comrades.
  • Close readings of life aboard ship during a tense prewar period.
  • Visits to battlefields, cemeteries, and key ports with a minister’s perspective.
  • Personal encounters with crew, officers, and travelers that reveal the human side of naval history.

Ideal for readers of naval history and military memoirs, who appreciate first-person perspective, faith, and the everyday realities of service at sea.

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