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Books read about the whaling ship Charles W. Morgan, 1841-1845
28 items | Last modified January 20, 2012These books were read by second mate James C. Osborn, ~26 years old. The list comes from a transcription of his logbook, digitized by Mystic Seaport: http://library.mysticseaport.org/initiative/PageImage.cfm?PageNum=185&BibID=30777
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Books aboard the Hopewell, 1849-1850
10 items | Last modified January 19, 2012The Hopewell of Warren, R.I., was a ship on a Gold Rush voyage to San Francisco. George Littlefield, the ship-master, recorded what books he read on the journey. See a scan of his log from the Providence Public Library Special Collections: http://pplspc.org/nicholson/rj5_nicholson_333/html/rj5_nicholson_333r-0939.html
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Book wish list aboard the James Andrews, 1851-1855
9 items | Last modified January 10, 2012These books were on the wish-list of the captain of the ships Fortune and James Andrews (both of New Bedford) between June 1851–Dec. 1855. Henry W. Beetle, ship-master, recorded these in his logbook as books he wanted. The digitized logbook is available online from the Providence Public Library: http://pplspc.org/nicholson/rj5_nicholson_347/html/rj5_nicholson_347r-0320.html