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The Nagle Journal: A Diary of the Life of Jacob Nagle, Sailor, from the Year 1775 to 1841 Hardcover – January 1, 1988

by John C. Dann (Editor)

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Shares the reminiscences of Nagle, who served with Washington during the Revolutionary War and sailed around the world on American and British ships

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Weidenfeld & Nicolson; First Edition (January 1, 1988)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 402 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1555842232
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1555842239
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.98 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1 x 7.7 x 9.3 inches

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Douglas Butler

A treasure trove for maritime reenactors

Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2013

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As a reenactor portraying an 18th century Yankee seaman I found this book a little difficult to read but very much worth the effort. It is full of wonderful exploits and fascinating minutia of a sailor's life. A source for language as well as activities - A sailor from Philadelphia is a Merican. Two such sailors would be a pair of Mericans. A convicted forger steals pewter buttons from a guard's coat and turns them into coins to try to buy his way out. This is a prized book in my library.

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Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2018

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Rita from Tampa

The Nagle Journal

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2013

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For those looking to understand what Naval and Merchant Marine life was like in the early days of our republic, The Nagle Journal should prove an exciting resource.

The editors did a painstaking job of researching and clarifying references to things foreign to our modern minds. What can be more powerful than a firsthand account.

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Tony Watson

Unique insight into Jack Tar's life.

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2005

The introduction of this book should not be skipped, as it is a very illuminating description of how and why the book came to be.

Having obtained a manuscript of a sailor's journal (which appeared to be the genuine article) in a fortuitous proxy bid at an auction, Mr. Dann has to assure himself and his publishers that it really is what it purports to be, prior to publication. Thus follows an account of the detective work done to validate the journal. The investigation leads through the US fiscal, military and naval archives, via the UK records, to Australia - all of which confirm the accuracy of the journal's dates, if not the content. However, there seems no reason to disbelieve the story, other than the tallness of the tale - but as we all know, the truth is often stranger than fiction ...

The transcript of the journal follows - miss-spellings, quaint phraseology, enigmatic punctuation and all (although thankfully some apposite corrections have been made). Each chapter is prefaced by an introduction which puts the following journal entries into historical context, provides background information and also explains terms which may not be familiar to the lay reader. Comprehensive notes elaborate on salient points and provide corroboration of Nagle's text.

The journal itself is unique in that it traces the daily life of the common seaman, rather than that of the movers and shakers of the time (there is a later journal by John Nichol which is far cruder and carries much less detail); this is a record of Jack Tar at work and at play, on land and at sea, at home and away - something that is very rare and should be treasured for the information it holds.

A must for every nautical historian's bookshelf.

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Linda T

Too much back and forth with little useful information.

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2017

Very hard to follow. What ship is he on? Is it French, British, American? Too much back and forth with little useful information.

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Mr. Brian L. Russell

The Nagle Journal: A Diary of the Life of Jacob Nagle, Sailor from Year 1775 to 1841

Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2009

I found this book to be a superb addition to my library of books relating to early Australian settlement, particularly the First Fleet of 1787/88. It gives an excellent warts and all insight into the conditions which existed for those who found themselves confronted with the challenges of opening up a new continent to european settlement in the 18th century. More specifically, one gains an excellent picture of the life of a lower deck sailor of that period working under a variety of flags and ship masters, as well as being engaged in greatly varying tasks involving wartime actions, exploration voyages, and commercial activities. The book is not only historically informative, but also has an element of adventure story which makes for an enjoyable read. Highly recommended for those who enjoy both history and maritime related topics.

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Donna

Good story, poor editing

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2014

The subject matter is fascinating. This man led a very adventurous life which gives the reader a look at a sailors life during the 18th-19th century. My problem was that Nagle's narrative was in his own words and very difficult to understand. Words were different in his time same as spelling. If not for the introduction before each chapter, I would've had been lost in understanding what was actually being said and done. Good story, poor editing.

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Yorkshire Lass

Jacob Nagle and his Exciting Life

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 16, 2015

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Looking forward to reading all the Journal, so far just read snippets as I have rather a backlog of reading matter as I am waiting for operation for cataracts so at the moment have to wear specs and also use a magnifying glass to read, this rather takes the pleasure out of my reading hobby a hobby I have always enjoyed since childhood and now not far off 90.

I love History Books and Biographies.

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