“Whether the type of old sea captain that I have portrayed in my stories is gone forever, is a question. Certainly each summer I find that the ranks have perceptibly thinned. The longshore captain is still there, many of the men who are not any older than myself, but their viewpoint is not that of a man who sailed his square rigged ship out one morning with China as his destination.”
Quote by Joseph C. Lincoln
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Joseph C. Lincoln
Joseph C. Lincoln was an American author born on February 13, 1870, and died on March 10, 1944. He is known for his novels set in the New England region, particularly for his depiction of local customs and characters. more
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