Description
THE REMARKABLE ACCOUNT OF THE 18TH CENTURY SHIPWRECK OF DANIEL SAUNDERS ON THE SOUTHERN COAST OF ARABIA.
SAILING FROM SALEM, A PORT ON THE NORTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN 1791 DANIEL SAUNDERS WAS A MARINER PLYING THE NEW TRADE ROUTES TO THE EAST. Like many from Salem, he must have hoped for fame and fortune. His fame has been more lasting than many of his contemporaries, as he had the misfortune to be shipwrecked during the summer monsoon on what is now Oman's southern coast, and the good fortune to survive a 1,000-kilometre walk in the heat of an Arabian summer He was fed on his way by the local nomads, and eventually rescued and taken to Muscat by some.
New to this edition are place-specific modern colour photographs for context and historical images. A brief introduction to the period helps set the scene.
This is a remarkable insight into the hazards of 18th-century mariners who, as he described, were sailing seas that were unknown to them.
There is plenty of interest in this book regarding - Ships, Arabian Peninsula, Sailors, Shipwrecks, people from Salem Massachusetts, Sultanate of Oman, Maritime History of the USA, 1765-1800 History.
Author: Ibn Al Hamra, Daniel Saunders
Publisher: Arabesque Travel
Published: 04/16/2021
Pages: 102
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d
ISBN13: 9781838075682
ISBN10: 1838075682
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- History | Middle East | Arabian Peninsula
- History | United States | Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
This title is not returnable