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The complete logs for the Mimosa, the ship that sailed to Patagonia in 1865.

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The Mate called out, He has struck me with something! ... an inch lower would have caused the Mate the loss of his eye. A companion volume to Mimosa: The life and times of the ship that sailed to Patagonia, Mimosas Voyages is the first time the ships official logs have been collated. They have been compiled by Susan Wilkinson whose great-great-uncle Thomas Greene was the doctor on the voyage to Patagonia in November 1865. The official logs published here document over 31 voyages from 1853--1872 to ports all over the world: Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, Mauritius, Bahia, and of course, Patagonia, under 6 different masters. Each log written as a concise documentation of the event is like a small uncovered clue to piece together the history of life onboard. Through these short, often poignantly unsentimental entries we can build up a picture of the daily routines and work of Master and crew -- namely how hard it all was, and for how long -- some voyages lasted nearly a year. What needed logging? Most frequent entries are those accounting for desertion, disobedience, offences or legal convictions (of which drunkenness and insubordination feature quite heavily), collisions with other ships, and illness, injury, death, births and marriages. On top of these are accounts of men overboard, violent lunatic behaviour, filthy kitchen conditions and food served up considered inedible even for pigs, verbal abuse, men in irons, committals to prison and deaths from dysentery, yellow fever and all number of vile and contagious diseases. This is a useful research tool for anyone interested in nautical history. For anyone with a vivid imagination it opens an eye on a harsh, brutal and pioneering world. Jane MacNamee It is possible to use this review for promotional purposes, but the following acknowledgment should be included: A review from www.gwales.com, with the permission of the Welsh Books Council. Gellir defnyddio'r adolygiad hwn at bwrpas hybu, ond gofynnir i chi gynnwys y gydnabyddiaeth ganlynol: Adolygiad oddi ar www.gwales.com, trwy ganiatd Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru. -- Welsh Books Council

'The Mate called out, He has struck me with something! ... an inch lower would have caused the Mate the loss of his eye.' A companion volume to Mimosa: The life and times of the ship that sailed to Patagonia, Mimosa's Voyages is the first time the ship's official logs have been collated. They have been compiled by Susan Wilkinson whose great-great-uncle Thomas Greene was the doctor on the voyage to Patagonia in November 1865. The official logs published here document over 31 voyages from 1853 - 1872 to ports all over the world: Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, Mauritius, Bahia, and of course, Patagonia, under 6 different masters. Each log written as a concise documentation of the event is like a small uncovered clue to piece together the history of life onboard. Through these short, often poignantly unsentimental entries we can build up a picture of the daily routines and work of Master and crew - namely how hard it all was, and for how long - some voyages lasted nearly a year. What needed logging? Most frequent entries are those accounting for desertion, disobedience, offences or legal convictions (of which drunkenness and insubordination feature quite heavily), collisions with other ships, and illness, injury, death, births and marriages. On top of these are accounts of men overboard, violent lunatic behaviour, filthy kitchen conditions and food served up considered inedible even for pigs, verbal abuse, men in irons, committals to prison and deaths from dysentery, yellow fever and all number of vile and contagious diseases. This is a useful research tool for anyone interested in nautical history. For anyone with a vivid imagination it opens an eye on a harsh, brutal and pioneering world. Jane MacNamee It is possible to use this review for promotional purposes, but the following acknowledgment should be included: A review from www.gwales.com, with the permission of the Welsh Books Council. Gellir defnyddio'r adolygiad hwn at bwrpas hybu, ond gofynnir i chi gynnwys y gydnabyddiaeth ganlynol: Adolygiad oddi ar www.gwales.com, trwy ganiatad Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru. -- Welsh Books Council

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