CONTENTS
[PREFACE]
[CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY]
[CHAPTER II. PECULIAR AND UNEDUCATED]
[CHAPTER III. A CABIN-BOY'S START AT SEA]
[CHAPTER IV. THE SEAMAN'S SUPERSTITIONS]
[CHAPTER V. THE SEAMAN'S RELIGION]
[CHAPTER VI. SAFETY AND COMFORT AT SEA]
[CHAPTER VII. WAGES AND WIVES]
[CHAPTER VIII. LIFE AMONG THE PACKET RATS]
[CHAPTER IX. BRUTALITY AT SEA]
[CHAPTER X. BRAVERY]
[CHAPTER XI. CHANTIES]
[CHAPTER XII. JACK IN RATCLIFF HIGHWAY]
[CHAPTER XIII. THE MATTER-OF-FACT SAILOR]
[CHAPTER XIV. RESOURCEFULNESS AND SHIPWRECK]
[CHAPTER XV. MANNING THE SERVICE]