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Around the world in the yacht 'Sunbeam' : our home on the ocean for eleven months
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Rare Books
338647
Visual Materials
"OSS 30 JK-826 20M"--back cover, lower left corner, small type. Advertisement for Oceanic cruises in the Pacific and around the world, including fares.
ephJHK 00365
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Manuscripts
The volume is Charlotte A. Babcock's reminiscences of her five years at sea (1851-1856) with her husband Captain David S. Babcock aboard the ships Swordfish and Young America. She gives detailed descriptions of San Francisco, Hawaii, Canton (Guangzhou), China, Hong Kong, Bombay, Manila, and Singapore. She also discusses the people she met, parties she attended, and the activities of the sailors and passengers on board her husband's ships. Also included is a sketch of the ship Young America by Charlotte A. Babcock
mssHM 63954