Morris Dorr travel journal
| Author/creator | Dorr, Morris author. |
| Other author | Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) digitiser. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://www.lifeatsea.amdigital.co.uk/documents/detail/morris-dorr-travel-journal/21497744 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2583 |
| Summary | Travel journal of Morris Dorr of Boston, Mass., kept on board the ship ROMANCE OF THE SEA, 3 July 1856-26 May 1857, and addressed to his mother Sarah (Hayward) Dorr. The journal was written first on loose sheets for the trip from New York around Cape Horn to San Francisco, then in a bound volume for the trip from San Francisco to China. Long daily entries describe the sea voyage and events on board; the weather; his homesickness and boredom; sightings of land, animals, and other ships; time spent in California; the trans-Pacific passage to China and arrival in Shanghai; sights seen and social activities there; the Chinese people and their customs; news of violence in Guangzhou (Canton) and Hong Kong during the Second Opium War; and his return voyage westward around the Cape of Good Hope. |
| General note | Massachusetts Historical Society: Joseph H Hayward Family Papers. |
| Original version | Reproduction of: Morris Dorr travel journal, 03 Jul 1856 - 26 May 1857. |
| Location of original | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright note | Material sourced from the Massachusetts Historical Society |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |