The Logbook of the Captain's Clerk
by Sewall, John S
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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Synopsis
A memoir by John Sewall, the captain's clerk aboard the *U.S.S. Saratoga*, on Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan.
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- Bookseller
- James F. Balsley, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16427
- Title
- The Logbook of the Captain's Clerk
- Author
- Sewall, John S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First thus
- Publisher
- R. R. Donnelley & Sons, Lakeside Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1995
- Bookseller catalogs
- International; American History; Nautical;
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