Bibliograph

Bluejackets in the blubber room, a biography of the William Badger, 1828-1865, Peter Kurtz

Type

Label

Bluejackets in the blubber room, a biography of the William Badger, 1828-1865, Peter Kurtz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bluejackets in the blubber room

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

794036138

Responsibility statement

Peter Kurtz

Sub title

a biography of the William Badger, 1828-1865

Table Of Contents

The ocean -- "The building of great ships" -- The master of Badger's Island -- The wreck of the William Badger -- The town that made shoes -- The Bonney journal -- The Bliss journal -- Deck wallopers and blubber-room hands -- The harbor -- Unfit for service -- Hampton Roads coal hulk -- "Contrabands of war" -- The capture of Beaufort -- "The sound of the last trumpet" -- Wartime storeship -- The scandal -- The Fort Fisher campaign -- The last watch -- Appendix: post William Badger profiles

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