Ships, Sea Songs and Shanties - Collected by W. B. Whall, Master Mariner

Download or read book Ships, Sea Songs and Shanties - Collected by W. B. Whall, Master Mariner written by W. B. Whall and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1910, “Ships, Sea Songs and Shanties” is a vintage collection of traditional sailing songs, collected and published in this volume by W. B. Whall. Originally appearing in the “Nautical Magazine and Yachting Monthly”, the songs come complete with lyrics and sheet music, as well as pictures of various celebrated sailing ships of the time. William Boultbee Whall (1847–1917) was a Master mariner famous for writing this book. He became a member of the Merchant Navy when he was 14 and became acquainted with the songs during his 11 years aboard ships of the East India Companies. In addition to this volume, Whall also wrote a number of books related to practical seamanship and navigation. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with specially-commissioned new introduction on folk music.