A Sailor's Log: Recollections of Forty Years of Naval Life
by Evans, Robley D
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- as is
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1901. as is. 467, illus., index, bds quite weak, bookplate & ink note inside fr flyleaf, some discoloration ins bds & flylves, tears at spine. Board and spine edges worn, some soiling to boards. Admiral Evans' memoirs from his youth in pre-Civil War Virginia through the Spanish-American War. Topics covered include his student days in Annapolis, the Civil War, Fort Fisher, sea service in the Orient, Chile, and six chapters on the Spanish-American War.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14130
- Title
- A Sailor's Log: Recollections of Forty Years of Naval Life
- Author
- Evans, Robley D
- Book Condition
- Used - as is
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- Memoirs, Naval, Civil War, Fort Fisher, Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Chile, Spanish-Am War
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