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An Old SailorBiblio.com

Night at Sea or Sketches of Naval Life During the War

ANONYMOUS AMERICAN SAILORBiblio.com

1907 DETAILED HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A KEEN EYED AMERICAN SAILOR - GUAM MANILA HONG KONG - SUPER CONTENT

1907000013bHong Kong China Southeast Asia Phillippines. Good. 1907. This is an early diary thin leather covers measuring approx. 4 1/4" x 6 1/2". It is written in very easy to read period brown ink. There are a total of 66 pages filled out. The diary was kept by a U.S. sailor who made entries from his departure date in San Fransisco on July 1 1907 to Nov. 10 1907 when he arrived in Hong Kong. The first page reads "DIARY OF MY TOUR AROUND THE WORLD". The sailor first writes "JULY 1 1907 - SIGNED ON U.S. ARMY TRANSPORT SHERMAN AS AN OILER". The following pages are headed "AT SEA - HONOLULU - MIDWAY ISLAND - GUAM - MANILA - CAVITTE - HONG KONG". His voyage continues ending in Hong Kong. His descriptions of the voyage other sailors experiences native people sights points of interest etc. are very interersting and quite descriptive. Much of the diary is concerned with his time in Manila. Once there he takes a job as a stock clerk with Castle Bros. He then goes to work for the government and describes bossing approx. 200 men. After working in Manila for a month or two he then sails to Hong Kong. During his trip he describes: EVERYBODY BEING EXTREMELY HOT HOMESICK AND SEASICK - DESCRIBES RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL IN MANILA - HAVING A JAPANESE MASSAGE THAT HE WILL NEVER FORGET - GETTING A TATTOO - STAYING ON A STEAMER AND BOSSING 200 MEN REPAIRING BARGES - SNEAKING INTO AN INVITATION ONLY HIGH LEVEL MEETING WITH WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT SETTING UP THE PARLIAMENT OF MANILA AFTER THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR HE DESCRIBES THE SPEECH AND DECORATIONS - TELLS OF ENTERING AN ATHLETIC RACE DURING A LARGE CELEBRATION FOR TAFT - FAKING A FEVER TO BE ABLE TO STAY IN SICK BAY ONLY TO BE FOUND OUT BY THE DOCTOR AND BEING KICKED OUT OF THE INFIRMARY PERMENANTLY - DESCRIBES GUAM - DESCRIBES MANILA HARBOR PEOPLE SIGHTS - MUCH MORE ABOUT MANILA: PARTYING DANCING ENGLISH CHINESE AMERICAN RESIDENTS SIGHTSEEING - DETAILED AND GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF A COCK FIGHT - MEETS MANY 1898 AND 1899 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERANS LIVING IN MANILA AFTER THE WAR - DESCRIBES HONG KONG AND IT'S PEOPLE - etc. There are too many stories descriptions and anecdotes to list! He peppers some of his descriptions with racial slurs n----r c---k. Some of his exact entries include "TROOPS HAVE ARRIVED 30TH INFANTRY MUCH EXCITEMENT AND CONFUSION description of leaving on his voyage - BIG CROWD FAREWELL BAND PLAYING LARGE CROWD - PARTNER OILER SMASHED TWO FINGERS - PHILIPPINO STUDENTS AMERICAN EDUCATED ON BOARD FOR MANILA - HONOLULU KANKA BOYS SWAM TO MEET US DIVING FOR COINS - ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND PLAYING FAREWELL MANY SOLDIERS WEEPING - MIDWAY ISLAND LONG NARROW SANDY REEF WITH NO POINT HIGHER THAN 10 FEET ABOVE THE OCEAN ONLY GOVT. OFFICIALS ARE THE INHABITANTS - COMPLETED 1ST. MONTH IN GOVT. EMPLOY HARDEST WORK IS HOLLERING "SIGI" AT ANY N-----R WHOM I SEE SOLDERING - FOUND MYSELF IN A "C---K Chinese" THEATER TONIGHT - THOUSANDS OF CHINESE SAMPANS HAVE SURROUNDED THE BOAT - etc. Overall very nice condition. Very clean with no damage. The writing is colorful and very easy to read. The covers are well attached and the interior pages are tight. The edge of the spine is covered with a piece of cloth tape. ; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF Pre World War I Travel Navy Naval Seafaring Orient Phillippines China Japan Handwritten hand written autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author holograph personal Americana antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . hardcover

Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. · Canada1 259,99 $US≈ 1 066,08 €

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