Project Gutenberg 2008-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 66 Becke, Louis 1855 1913 Becke, George Louis "Pig-Headed" Sailor Men From "The Strange Adventure of James Shervinton, and Other Stories" - 1902 Produced by David Widger "Pig-Headed" Sailor Men by Louis Becke is a collection of maritime anecdotes that highlights the stubbornness and incompetence observed in ship captains, written during the early 20th century. The book recounts the author's personal experiences at sea, particularly his encounters with obstinate and incapable captains in the South Sea trade. This collection offers a unique glimpse into maritime life, filled with humor and tragedy stemming from the often pig-headed nature of sailors. In the book, Becke shares several colorful tales revolving around various vessels, beginning with his journey on the barque "Rimitara", captained by the skilled but dismissive Captain Rosser. As he travels, he details specific incidents involving captains who disregard sound navigational advice, leading to perilous situations—including a disastrous grounding and shipwreck. The stories showcase a range of characters, from the blundering captain of the brigantine "Tuitoga" to the self-assured yet reckless Captain Evers of the barquentine "George Noble". Each narrative serves to illustrate the consequences of a sailor's pride and obstinacy while simultaneously capturing the unpredictable nature of life at sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Oceania -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 60209 60218 2024-09-10T13:56:14.831201 2023-09-11T07:00:29.269936 text/html text/html 57200 2021-02-24T22:40:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 21119 2021-02-24T22:40:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 72560 2024-09-10T13:56:18.029188 application/epub+zip 71491 2024-09-10T13:56:16.096207 application/epub+zip 71491 2024-09-10T13:56:15.311209 application/epub+zip 163837 2024-09-10T13:56:19.538218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156843 2024-09-10T13:56:17.511182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179056 2022-09-11T12:52:31.441475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49904 2024-09-10T13:56:14.635220 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50247 2018-03-08T14:03:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 19593 2018-03-18T13:33:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 49918 2008-03-29T15:51:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 19515 2008-03-29T15:51:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 49909 2008-03-29T15:51:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19500 2008-03-29T15:51:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21697 2024-09-10T13:56:19.672173 application/rdf+xml 15095 2024-09-10T13:56:15.643208 image/jpeg 4255 2024-09-10T13:56:15.476213 image/jpeg 73778 2024-09-10T13:56:14.837211 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