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John Nicol John Nicol i(A50595 works by)
Born: Established: 1755 ; Died: Ceased: 1825
Gender: Male
Heritage: Scottish ; Australian
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1 3 y separately published work icon The True Adventures of John Nicol John Nicol , Fitzroy : Black Dog Books , 2006 Z1285293 2006 single work autobiography children's
1 1 y separately published work icon Two Classic Tales of Australian Exploration : 1788 by Watkin Tench ; Life and Adventures by John Nicol John Nicol , Watkin Tench (editor), Tim Flannery (editor), Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2000 Z794528 2000 anthology prose travel
4 1 y separately published work icon The Life and Adventures of John Nicol, Mariner John Nicol , John Howell (editor), Edinburgh London : William Blackwood T. Cadell , 1822 Z948496 1822 single work prose travel 'In his many voyages the Scottish-born sailor John Nicol twice circumnavigated the globe, visiting every inhabited continent while witnessing and participating in many of the greatest events of exploration and adventure in the eighteenth century. He traded with Native Americans on the St. Lawrence River and hunted whales in the Arctic Ocean. He fought for the British navy against American privateers in the Atlantic Ocean and Napoleon's navy in the Mediterranean Sea. In Grenada he witnessed the horrors of the slave system and befriended slaves who invited him to join in their dance celebrations. In the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) he was entertained by the king's court mere days after the murder of Captain James Cook. En route to Australia he would meet the love of his life, Sarah Whitlam, a convict bound for the Botany Bay prison colony, who would bear his son before duty forced them apart forever. At the end of his journeys, John Nicol returned to his homeland and a life of obscurity and poverty, until the publisher John Howell met him one day while he was wandering the streets of Edinburgh, searching for dregs of coal to fuel his hearth. After hearing the fascinating stories of Nicol's seafaring experiences, Howell convinced him to write his memoirs - the publication of which eventually earned Nicol enough money to live comfortably for the rest of his days.'--Book Jacket, 1999 American edition.
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