At sea with the scientifics
Auteur :
Rehbock, P.
Éditeur :
Rehbock, P.
ISBN :
9780824814243
Date de publication :
31 janv. 1992
Dimensions :
23,7 x 16,4 x 3,1 cm
Poids :
717 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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;