SKU: B-000311

The Cape Horn Breed

Author: Captain William H.S. Jones

Special Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated

Condition: In good condition. The closed book page edge has light thumbing. The pages are otherwise clean and tidy. No writing. No dog ears. From a smoke free home.

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Autobiography Australia Australian History Sailing Apprentice In Sail In The Full-Rigged Ship Life Under Sail Captain William H.S. Jones

The Cape Horn Breed by Captain William H.S. Jones drops readers into the golden age of sail as the young apprentice William ships out on the full-rigged barque Caithness-Shire. From pounding around Cape Horn to surveying colonial Australia, this illustrated memoir pulses with salt-spray, storms, and the creak of canvas.

Jones later becomes a master mariner, RNR officer, and marine surveyor for the British India Steam Navigation Company, yet he never forgets the calloused hands and hard-won friendships of his seafaring youth. His vivid recollections capture both the beauty and brutality of life under sail, making the book a vivid snapshot of maritime history.

This 1999 vintage hardcover arrives in good, clean condition, jacketed and illustrated, free of writing or dog-ears. A well-preserved copy ready for anyone who loves true sea stories, Australian history, or the romance of wind-driven ships.

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