Journal of an African Cruiser
New York & London: Wiley and Putnam, 1845. First Edition. First edition with 4 line copyright notice. Bound together with J. T. Headley's "The Alps and the Rhine". Measuring approximately 7.25" x 5" with 179 and 138 numbered pages, respectively. Nathaniel Hawthorne (editor).
This book is in poor condition. Lacking spine. Front board detached. Rear board nearly detached. Interior pages are heavily foxed.
Joseph H. Williams (1814-1896) served in the State legislature of Maine as both a Senator and House Representative, and he was also Governor of Maine for one year. Williams was a relative of the author of this work, Horatio Bridge (1806-1893). Bridge, a U.S. Navy officer, served aboard the sloop-of-war USS Saratoga off the west coast of Africa from 1843-1844. The USS Saratoga was stationed there to protect American citizens and suppress the slave trade. According to correspondence, Bridge’s roommate at Bowdoin College, Nathaniel Hawthorne, allegedly inspired Bridge to keep a journal of his travels, which Hawthorne helped edit and compile into the Journal of an African Cruiser.
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Inventory number (O11-63). Item #6734
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