Format: hardcover; blind-stamped bands; gilt decoration.
Length: 355 pages
Size: approximately 6 1/4" by 9 1/2".
Illustrations: 6 plates
Description: Largely devoted to the author's life at sea and his life in Quebec and Newfoundland until 1844. In 1844 the author and his family came to the United States, settling in Boston. During the Civil War, Kendricken served as an engineer on the USS Conemaugh, a side-wheel steamer in the United States Navy. With her large crew of 125 and her powerful guns, she was assigned as a gunboat on the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America. Kendricken saw service at Port Royal, Mobile Bay and Charleston. After the war the author became a Massachusetts state senator.
Provenance: Was once in the collection of the Mariners’ Museum Library in Newport News, Virginia.
Condition: Ex-library, with expected markings. The binding is intact with minor weakness at the hinges. The cover shows light wear. Aside from library markings, the interior is clean and crisp.