Jack Tar: A Sailor's Life : 1750-1910

by Henderson, J. Welles; Carlisle, Rodney P.

• ISBN13: 9781851493265
• ISBN10: 1851493263
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Ltd

Summary

Welles Henderson focuses on the ordinary individuals who manned and worked the ships, while at the same time recognising the heroes of maritime history. He follows the story of seamen through manuscripts, journals, diaries, log books, rare books, paintings, prints, sketches, wood carvings, ceramics, textiles, scrimshaw, medals, instruments, ship models, statues and photographs. The book is richly illustrated and much of the material is taken from the Henderson Collection. Each chapter focuses on separate aspects of a seaman's life aboard ship and ashore in the age of sail and early steam, from about 1750 through to about 1910 and conveys the flavour and feel of life aboard. The author started his collection at the age of seven. It is now recognised by maritime experts as 'unique, the finest of its type and world class'. He decided to found the Philadelphia Maritime Museum in 1960 and it is now an internationally recognised institution and an important part of Philadelphia's waterfront development.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	7	(8)
Foreword	8	(1)
Preface	9	(1)
Author's Note	10	(4)
Introduction: A Collector's Vision	14	(4)
Going to Sea	18	(20)
Boys, Men and Women at Sea	38	(26)
Day to Day Life Aboard Ship	64	(24)
Law and Order Aboard Ship	88	(18)
Sailors' Crafts	106	(24)
Cavorting and Carousing	130	(24)
Sweethearts and Wives	154	(24)
Ceremonies, Protocol, Diplomacy	178	(22)
Sailors Outside the Law	200	(24)
Perils of the Sea	224	(28)
Symbols and Religion	252	(20)
Epilogue	272	(9)
Bibliography	281	(4)
Index	285