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The Life & Times of New England Sea Captain Aaron H. Wood
Based on Journals and Letters by Aaron and Isabel Wood
In 1854, a young man named Aaron H. Wood from Swansea, Massachusetts left the comfort of his family and farm and embarked on a lifetime journey. With William R. Gardner as master of the new clipper ship Monarch of the Sea, Aaron’s maiden voyage brought him to the Black Sea at the height of the Crimean War. In his handwritten journal Aaron described life aboard ship, the Crimean battlefields, and a naval assault that used shell guns and iron-sided vessels for the first time.
Description: Softcover, 193 pp, over 50 b&w and color images
Michael Dooling is lifelong Connecticut resident and the author of four other historical books and dozens of historical articles. He is former news librarian, historical writer, and columnist for the Republican-American. He is also former archivist at the Mattatuck Museum where he created several historical exhibits relating to local history including: In Search of Charles Island, Signature Moments (highlights from the museum’s autograph collection), What a Woman! Rosalind Russell, and Men of Letters: Presidential Signatures from the Fay Vincent Collection.
Seaworthy Timber
The Life & Times of New England Sea Captain Aaron H. Wood
Based on Journals and Letters by Aaron and Isabel Wood
In 1854, a young man named Aaron H. Wood from Swansea, Massachusetts left the comfort of his family and farm and embarked on a lifetime journey. With William R. Gardner as master of the new clipper ship Monarch of the Sea, Aaron’s maiden voyage brought him to the Black Sea at the height of the Crimean War. In his handwritten journal Aaron described life aboard ship, the Crimean battlefields, and a naval assault that used shell guns and iron-sided vessels for the first time.
Description: Softcover, 193 pp, over 50 b&w and color images
Michael Dooling is lifelong Connecticut resident and the author of four other historical books and dozens of historical articles. He is former news librarian, historical writer, and columnist for the Republican-American. He is also former archivist at the Mattatuck Museum where he created several historical exhibits relating to local history including: In Search of Charles Island, Signature Moments (highlights from the museum’s autograph collection), What a Woman! Rosalind Russell, and Men of Letters: Presidential Signatures from the Fay Vincent Collection.