After an earlier deep-water voyage to Calcutta, Stevenson sailed again for pure enjoyment, this time aboard an American sailing ship bound round Cape Horn for the Pacific coast. He records the crew’s humour and character, the gales of the Horn, all hands battling seas that thunder aboard, and the brutal treatment of American sailors that shadowed the trade.
A vivid late account of life under sail, for anyone drawn to the great Cape Horn voyages. Download the free EPUB.