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A vivid account of life on these post-Civil War square riggers as remembered by Captain George Goodwin of Calais, Maine, who served as mate on these three ships built in Newburyport, Massachusetts, on passages in the East Indies and Cape Horn trade Tales of crews, captains, cargos, navigation arts, ocean races, exotic ports --- all are part of Captain Goodwin's memories of the days before he himself became a well-known shipmaster. With extensively researched editorial notes on shipbuilding, the great shipbuilder John Currier, Jr., the managing owners John and William Cushing, the naming of the ships, their place in New England history, and many aspects of seafaring life of the time. With 32 illustrations, including maps, photos, and rare prints.