The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron, Commodore in a Late Expedition round the World by John Byron

The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron, Commodore in a Late Expedition round the World by John Byron

John Byron (1723–86) died a vice-admiral, having earned the nickname 'Foulweather Jack' after much experience on rough seas. In 1741 he was a midshipman aboard HMS Wager in a squadron sent to attack Spanish ships off Chile. Shipwrecked in a storm after rounding Cape Horn, the majority of the survivors turned on their captain and attempted to make their own way home. Byron was among the group who stayed with the commanding officer. In 1768, now a commodore, he published this account of the five harrowing years it took to get back to England, by which time he was one of only four survivors. Although no doubt written to give his side of the story, it appealed to a public eager for tales of dramatic endurance against the odds. Aboard the Beagle on Darwin's voyage, the book also informed the shipwreck in Don Juan by the author's grandson.

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John Byron (PhD, University of Durham) is Professor of New Testament and Greek at Ashland Seminary in Ashland, Ohio. He is author of Cain and Abel in Text and Tradition, Recent Research on Paul and Slavery, and Slavery Metaphors in Early Judaism. He has contributed to numerous journals and edited volumes.

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ISBN 13	9781108065368
ISBN 10	1108065368
Titel	The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron, Commodore in a Late Expedition round the World
Autor	John Byron
Serie	Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2013-09-26
Seitenanzahl	278
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