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The Nagle Journal: A Diary of the Life of Jacob Nagle, Sailor, from the Year 1775 to 1841
Shares the reminiscences of Nagle, who served with Washington during the Revolutionary War and sailed around the world on American and British ships
- GenresHistory
402 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 1988
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December 5, 2012
This is not a book to be read in the traditional manner. Make sure you have a bookmark with you.
Jacob Nagle was an adventurer who happened to be on the sea for most of his life. He also liked to write and keep a journal. Through the years, his books were destroyed but their content was preserved in his memory. As an older, landlocked man, Jacob rewrote his diary, sharing names, places, and events with amazing accuracy.
John Dann, the editor, acquired the old manuscript of Jacob Nagle's Diary. He researched it and checked to see if this was actually factual or an old man's fantasy. He went through this final version of the Nagle diary and collaborated times, people, and events. He reprinted the works in their entirety then annotated his background research in the footnotes in the back of the book. Make sure you bookmark the back of the book and read the footnotes as you follow the diary. These remarks enhance the already great stories and give you more perspective.
Caution: Dann left Jacob Nagle's erratic spelling and punctuation in place. You may have to sound out some of the words to make sense of them but, after a few pages, it gets easier to understand his written words.
I read this book for research on my forthcoming book, 'Fairies Down Under' which has a character who sails to Australia in 1781 on The First Fleet. THE NAGLE JOURNAL did what I wanted it to. It provided insight into a multi-national sailor's view of the world and I became privy to minor events and attitudes that were never entered into the official journals of record.
Thanks for sharing, Jacob Nagle. Rest in peace, wherever you are.
Dani Haviland, author
THE FAIRIES SAGA
'Fairies Down Under' release date @ June 2014
Jacob Nagle was an adventurer who happened to be on the sea for most of his life. He also liked to write and keep a journal. Through the years, his books were destroyed but their content was preserved in his memory. As an older, landlocked man, Jacob rewrote his diary, sharing names, places, and events with amazing accuracy.
John Dann, the editor, acquired the old manuscript of Jacob Nagle's Diary. He researched it and checked to see if this was actually factual or an old man's fantasy. He went through this final version of the Nagle diary and collaborated times, people, and events. He reprinted the works in their entirety then annotated his background research in the footnotes in the back of the book. Make sure you bookmark the back of the book and read the footnotes as you follow the diary. These remarks enhance the already great stories and give you more perspective.
Caution: Dann left Jacob Nagle's erratic spelling and punctuation in place. You may have to sound out some of the words to make sense of them but, after a few pages, it gets easier to understand his written words.
I read this book for research on my forthcoming book, 'Fairies Down Under' which has a character who sails to Australia in 1781 on The First Fleet. THE NAGLE JOURNAL did what I wanted it to. It provided insight into a multi-national sailor's view of the world and I became privy to minor events and attitudes that were never entered into the official journals of record.
Thanks for sharing, Jacob Nagle. Rest in peace, wherever you are.
Dani Haviland, author
THE FAIRIES SAGA
'Fairies Down Under' release date @ June 2014
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