From Nelson sailor to historic trailblazer
Subtitle: George Charles Smith of Penzance
By: Roald Kverndal
Contributors: William Carey Library
Publisher: William Carey Library
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Pasadena, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9780878083947
Subjects: Missions and charities; Merchant mariners; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Early years (1792-1796); title: A floating hell (1797-1802); title: Bound for "Damascus" (1802-1803); title: New sailing orders (1803-1809); title: Casting off! (1809-1814); title: Continental crosswinds (1814-1816); title: "Aquatic preaching"; title: Launching the London Ark; title: The Bethel flag goes global (1819-1826); title: The sailor's "Sodom and Gomorrah" (1819-1826); title: Toward a "marine Jerusalem" (1826-1832); title: Tumultuous times (1829-1848); title: Back to Penzance (1848-1862); title: "Last watch upon deck" (1862-1863); title: The legacy of George Charles Smith; title: Addendum : George Charles Smith and John Newton.