The Life and Adventures of John Nicol, Mariner
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHong>ORong>: Nicol, ong>Johnong> / Flannery, Tim, PUBLISHER: Atlantic Monthly Press, In his many voyages, the Scottish-bong>orong>n sailong>orong> ong>Johnong> Nicol () twice circumnavigated the globe, visiting every inhabited continent while participating in many of the greatest events of explong>orong>ation and adventure of the eighteenth century. During his career Nicol battled pirates, traded with Native Americans, and fought fong>orong> the British navy in the American and French revolutions. In Hawaii, he was entertained by the King's court mere days after the murder of Captain James Cook. In Jamaica, he saw firsthand the hong>orong>rong>orong>s of the slave system and befriended slaves who invited him to join in their dance celebrations. En route to Australia, he would meet the love of his life, Sarah Whidam, a convict bound fong>orong> the Botany Bay prison colony, who would bear his son befong>orong>e duty fong>orong>ced them apart fong>orong>ever. An international bestseller, The Life and Adventures of ong>Johnong> Nicol, Mariner is a rousing memoir of an ong>orong>dinary man's extraong>orong>dinary life, a gripping true adventure tale.