{"product_id":"journal-of-a-voyage-around-thomas-worthington-king-9780814257333","title":"Journal of a Voyage Around the World: A Year on the Ship Helena (1841-1842)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1841 Thomas Worthington King accepted a position as supercargo on the \u003ci\u003eHelena\u003c\/i\u003e, a ship some have called \"the first American clipper,\" as it was about to make its maiden voyage to China. \u003ci\u003eJournal of a Voyage around the World\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the travel of Thomas Worthington King on the \u003ci\u003eHelena\u003c\/i\u003e from 1841 to 1842.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn full and well-written entries, King recounts the routines and surprises of life at sea, where storms and calms could be equally threatening, and the next day might bring a stop at St. Helena to see Napoleon's tomb or an encounter with pirates. King provides details often missing from histories that give a real sense of the period. In his description of Chile and Peru we learn about activities as diverse as cockfighting and courtship. We learn about produce and prisons, mints and monasteries, fruits and fashions. In his account of China, King vividly describes rivers so full of boats that one could \"see no water-nothing but the large mat sales\" and calm groves of \"green lychee, or broad leaved \u0026amp; rustling plantain.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerhaps the most important subject of the diary is the diarist himself, whose talent and confidence develop on the pages of his record. Thomas Worthington King was born and raised in Chillicothe, Ohio, and was the grandson of two Ohio Senators: Rufus King and Thomas Worthington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Worthington King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081425733X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814257333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Thomas Worthington King","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241107665151,"sku":"9780814257333","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d7760283-d048-4c82-9264-4b07ef067792.jpg?v=1772652762","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/journal-of-a-voyage-around-thomas-worthington-king-9780814257333","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}