Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812

by James Barnes, Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum, Carlton T. Chapman

Book Overview

Give a ship an unlucky name, and it will last throughout the whole of her career. A sailor is proverbially superstitious, and he clings jealously to tradition. It is told that when the frigate Chesapeake was launched she stuck fast on the ways, and did not reach the water until the following day, which was Friday. Although she was a fine vessel to look at, she grounded upon the bar upon her first attempt to sail, and, when once free, behaved herself...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1518750133
• ISBN13: 9781518750137
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"