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About the Author |
Adventure at Sea |
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The ship was poorly designed and badly maintained, manned by rough and superstitious sailors. Norwood writes of their trials through storms and shortages, lucky breaks and outright heroism. In a voyage usually taking just over six weeks, the ship struggled for nearly four months to cross an angry Atlantic Ocean, much of it without sails or navigation. Through it all, Norwood, a friend to the captain and sometimes volunteer seaman, tells of the adventure, giving modern readers a view of the obstacles faced by those who set off to the new world.
and so began their Adventure on Land ................................................................................................................................. |
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Lucky in a sturdy constitution and
seldom seasick, the young Norwood began writing in his journal
the progress of their passage. It was one of the most dramatic
and horrific voyage recorded in that era.
Finally the ship limped toward an
unknown shore somewhere between the settlements in New England
and the farms of Virginia.