John Sherburne Sleeper recounts his experiences as a sailor in the mid-19th century, including encounters with pirates, mutinies, and shipwrecks. This book provides a fascinating glimpse into the often dangerous and unpredictable world of seafaring. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States...