Seafaring: The Full Story

Seafaring - The Full Story is a memoir of a life at sea by Captain George P Boughton, first published in 1926. It reveals that a life on the ocean waves was tough, the food was just about edible, and the work was back-breaking. Boughton died in 1940 at the age of 71, but his contribution to our understanding of this area of history will surely live on. The inclusion of several traditional sea chanties, with musical scores, and end-papers that illustrate sailors' knots add the final flavour to an inspiring and enduring book.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 16 November 2021
Publisher: GB Publishing Org

Captain George P. Boughton's maritime career began in 1881 at the age of 12, and thanks to his grandson, the founder of GB Publishing Org, this intriguing memoir of a life at sea is now available to a new generation of readers. The Times Literary Supplement describes his book as "genuine sea salt" and praises the warm colours of Mr. Shoesmith's pictures, which accord well with the romantic story of days before steamships. The Spectator recalls emotions on sea-life that have fleeted from the minds of most. First published in 1926, Seafaring - The Full Story reveals that a life on the ocean waves was anything but jolly: conditions were tough, the food was just about edible, and the work was back-breaking. However, the salt-of-the-earth camaraderie helped. As much a one-man reminiscence as it is an elegy for a forgotten way of life, it's not hard to imagine a gravely-voiced Boughton recalling the era of the large sailing ships. Boughton died in 1940 at the age of 71, having worked his way up to the position of Superintendent to the Shipping Federation of Britain. With the publication of these memoirs, his contribution to our understanding of this area of history will surely live on. In this edition of Seafaring, which deals with ships and life aboard ships in the days before steam had conquered sail, a Prologue is added that tells of the tragic circumstances that led up to the author going to sea when aged twelve. An Epilogue also reveals his fortunes since writing the book. The men who spent the best part of their lives on sailing vessels are now gone, but fortunately Captain Boughton, as one of them, committed to writing his first.

Weight: 570g
Dimension: 153 x 216 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781912031092
Edition number: 2 Enhanced edition