Famous Sea Captain Karl Forsell grew up in Kalmar, Sweden, where he was born in 1873. Like many other boys in the harbor town, he dreamed of going to sea. Young Karl's father preferred his son to follow a more terrestrial path and focus of his school and catechism. As Karl got older, however, his sea dreams became an obsession and too often was he found at the docks instead of school. After failing four classes at Kalmar Grammer School, his father...
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