Project Gutenberg 2005-02-23 Public domain in the USA. 87 Runciman, Walter Runciman, Baron 1847 1937 Runciman, Walter, Sir Windjammers and Sea Tramps Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Introductory -- Peculiar and uneducated -- A cabin-boy's start at sea -- The seaman's superstitions -- The seaman's religion -- Safety and comfort at sea -- Wages and wives -- Life among the packet rats -- Brutality at sea -- Bravery -- Chanties -- Jack in ratcliffe highway -- The matter-of-fact sailor -- Resourcefulness and shipwreck -- Manning the service. Produced by Steven Gibbs and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Windjammers and Sea Tramps" by Walter Runciman is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book provides insights into the lives of sailors and the evolution of seamanship, reflecting on the experiences of those who worked in England's mercantile marine over several centuries. It examines the shifts in culture, superstitions, and the changing conditions faced by seamen, addressing both the romanticism and harsh realities of life at sea. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces his background and experiences in the maritime world, asserting that his insights are drawn from personal encounters and historical context. He presents the character of sailors, emphasizing their bravery but also their brutal treatment and the superstitions that pervaded their lives. Through anecdotes and commentary, Runciman sets the stage to explore the complexities of seamanship and the evolution of attitudes towards sailors from the time of legendary figures like Drake and Hawkins to the early 20th century, as he critiques contemporary sailors and their conditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Seafaring life PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography 267535 267555 2024-10-07T04:14:35.826131 2023-09-07T06:14:10.645162 text/html text/html 266334 2020-12-14T04:53:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 264815 2020-12-14T04:53:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 357728 2024-10-07T04:14:43.789059 application/epub+zip 360318 2024-10-07T04:14:39.717130 application/epub+zip 168366 2024-10-07T04:14:38.177062 application/epub+zip 539093 2024-10-07T04:14:46.956050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524012 2024-10-07T04:14:42.911039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307890 2022-09-07T20:13:49.731280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243125 243072 2024-10-07T04:14:35.336118 2023-09-07T06:14:10.273141 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 242914 2020-12-14T04:53:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 95131 2020-12-14T04:53:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 242905 2020-12-14T04:53:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95099 2020-12-14T04:53:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21785 2024-10-07T04:14:47.091046 application/rdf+xml 15997 2024-10-07T04:14:38.747098 image/jpeg 4020 2024-10-07T04:14:38.464083 image/jpeg 355353 2024-10-07T04:14:35.866156 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia