Descript |
xxxi, 159 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Content |
text |
Media |
unmediated |
Carrier |
volume |
Contents |
Early years (1792-1796) -- A floating hell (1797-1802) -- Bound for "Damascus" (1802-1803) -- New sailing orders (1803-1809) -- Casting off! (1809-1814) -- Continental crosswinds (1814-1816) -- "Aquatic preaching" (1817) -- Launching the London "Ark" (1818) -- The Bethel flag goes global (1819-1826) -- The sailor's "Sodom and Gomorrah" (1819-1826) -- Toward a "marine Jerusalem" (1826-1829) -- Tumultuous times (1829-1848) -- Back to Penzance (1848-1862) -- "Last watch upon deck" (1862-1863) -- The legacy of George Charles Smith ; a summary -- Addendum : John Newton and George Charles Smith. |
ISBN |
9780878083947 |
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