The Ship's Company

And Other Sea People

The Messrs. Harper and Brothers publish The Ship's Company, by J. D. Jerrold Kelley, U. S. N. It is an excellent account of the life of those who spend their time on board the great ocean steamers, including also yachts. It contains an interesting chapter on the superstitions of sailors, and is full of interesting incidents, illustrations, and anecdotes, beside being lavishly supplied with excellent illustrations, chiefly from photographs.

Book Review date: 
Tuesday, March 2, 1897
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