A New England captain left a short narrative of his voyages and a handful of letters, here gathered with a biographical sketch and a foreword by Ralph D. Paine. Cobb sails into the dangers of the French wars, opens a profitable trade at Hamburg, carries ivory, coffee and palm oil, and pays port charges that the book reproduces.
A vivid first-hand glimpse of American merchant seafaring in the early republic. Download the free EPUB.