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OverviewIn 1900 a servant to a well-to-do family in Waltham, Massachusetts enlisted in the United States Navy. For three years, the young sailor, Roy D. Jones, travelend the world, from Boston to China and back again. In this lost memoir/diary, Jones recounts his first year at sea, telling hilarious, unfortunate, and fascinating tales from ports of call, from Tangiers to Barbados. Abrupt in its ending, and never completed, Jones' diary is nonetheless an engrossing, unparalleled window into the rough and tumble United States Navy at the turn of the twentieth century. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Roy D JonesPublisher: Back Pages Books Imprint: Back Pages Books Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.095kg ISBN: 9781941421994ISBN 10: 1941421997 Pages: 72 Publication Date: 01 August 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |