Edward Dante Bourdillon is a man whose fate is linked to the oceans. His parents perished on the waves and, brought up by his uncle who owns a boatyard, Edward leads a life in love with the sea. That is, until he sinks his uncle's yacht. Soon our hero is bound for Cape Town on an old tramp steamer.
[Illustration]: Etching of "The Jolly Flat-Boat Men"
- Book ID
- 123945899
- Year
- 1846
- Weight
- 497 KB
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 2152-6141
- DOI
- 10.2307/20568417
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Edward Dante Bourdillon is a man whose fate is linked to the oceans. His parents perished on the waves and, brought up by his uncle who owns a boatyard, Edward leads a life in love with the sea. That is, until he sinks his uncle's yacht. Soon our hero is bound for Cape Town on an old tramp steamer.
Edward Dante Bourdillon is a man whose fate is linked to the oceans. His parents perished on the waves and, brought up by his uncle who owns a boatyard, Edward leads a life in love with the sea. That is, until he sinks his uncle's yacht. Soon our hero is bound for Cape Town on an old tramp steamer.
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