The Life And Adventures Of John Nicol, Mariner

Product Details

ISBN: 9781841950914
Publisher: Canongate
Publication Date: 31 January 2001
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Pages: 198p.

About the Book

The true story of a pioneering sailor who travelled the world at the end of the 18th century. In his many voyages, the Scottish-born John Nichol circumnavigated the globe, visiting every inhabited continent. He participated in many of the greatest events of exploration and adventure. He battled pirates, traded with Native Americans and fought for the British Navy in the American and French Revolutions; he also travelled on the first female convict ship to Australia, was entertained in Hawaii by the king's court, days after the murder of Captain James Cook, and witnessed the horrors of the slave system in Jamaica.