Before The Wind The Memoir of an American Sea Captain 1808-1833
signed first edition
1999 · New York
by Tyng, Charles
New York: Viking Press, 1999. First Edition. First printing Fine in paper covered boards. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Edited by Susan Fels the great-great-granddaughter of Captain Charles Tyng. At the age of 13 Charles Tyng was signed aboard the brig Cordelia in 1808 as a ship's boy by his father. He spent the next 25 years at sea becoming a captain in his early twenties. 270 pages containing an index and text. (Inventory #: TB10593)