Ned Myers; or, A Life Before the Mast

Cooper, James Fenimore; with William S. Dudley (introduction & notes)

ISBN 10: 0870214179 / ISBN 13: 9780870214172

Edité par Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland:, 1989

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Annapolis, Maryland:: Naval Institute Press, 1989. A bright, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp -- probably never read. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. This edition is a reprint of the 1843 original newly enhanced with a introduction & fascinating notes by William S. Dudley, plus an index. This is the true story of sailor Ned Myers as told to James Fenimore Cooper. Best known for his many novels, Cooper could write with great authenticity about the sea having spent a year as a common seaman on the merchant ship Sterling in 1806-07. A volume from the Naval Institute Press CLASSICS OF NAVAL LITERATURE series. Handsomely bound in the original blue cloth, lettered in shiny gold over dark blue panels on the spine and front cover. Complete with the blue silk ribbon marker sewn into the headband. A sample from the lively text: "I walked over the ground where the explosion took place. It was a dreadful sight; the dead being so mutilated that it was scarcely possible to tell their colour. I saw gun-barrels bent nearly double. I think we saw Sir Roger Sheafe, the British General, galloping across the field, by himself, a few minutes before the explosion. At all events, we saw a mounted officer, and fired at him. He galloped up to the government-house, dismounted, went in, remained a short time, and then galloped out of town.". First Naval Institute Press Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition./No jacket, probably as issued. 8vo. xix, 290pp.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Ned Myers; or, A Life Before the Mast
• Éditeur: Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland:
• Date de parution: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0870214179
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780870214172
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Naval Institute Press Edition.
• État de l'article: Fine condition.
• État de la jaquette: No jacket, probably as issued.

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Synopsis

This memoir of Myers's 36 years at sea provides an unparalleled view of American maritime activity in the Age of Sail.

À propos de l'auteur

James Fenimore Cooper (1789 –1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. He lived most of his life in Cooperstown, New York, established by his father William. He attended Yale University for three years but was expelled for misbehaviour. Before embarking on his career as a writer he served in the U.S. Navy as a Midshipman which greatly influenced many of his novels and other writings.

He is best remembered as a novelist who wrote numerous sea-stories and the historical novels known as the Leatherstocking Tales . Among his most famous works is the novel The Last of the Mohicans , often regarded as his masterpiece.