Description
Before the Mast, Naval ratings of the 19th century
Henry Baynham
After Trafalgar and the Napoleonic Wars the British Navy entered a period of peace and change. This book explores the effect of these changes in roles and condition on the ordinary seamen.
Hardback with dust jacket. Small tears to the edges of the dust jacket.
224 pages
B&W photographs
160 mm x 240 mm (approx. 6.25 in x 9.5 in)
1971, Hutchison of London