Autobiography of a Seaman

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Autobiography of a Seaman is the memoir of British naval officer and reformer Thomas Cochrane, recounting his adventurous career and controversial exploits during the Napoleonic Wars and beyond.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autobiography
book
memoir
about Brazilian Navy NERFINISHED
British politics
Chilean Navy NERFINISHED
blockade running
naval battles
naval discipline
parliamentary reform
political controversy
privateering
prize money system
stock exchange scandal
author Thomas Cochrane NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describesPeriod early 19th century
late 18th century
genre military autobiography
naval memoir
hasInfluenced perceptions of Thomas Cochrane
popular image of Napoleonic-era naval officers
hasPart accounts of naval engagements
descriptions of naval tactics
personal reflections
political commentary
hasPerspective first-person account
literaryForm prose
mainSubject Age of Sail naval warfare
Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED
Royal Navy NERFINISHED
South American wars of independence NERFINISHED
Thomas Cochrane NERFINISHED
naval reform
narrativeLocation Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
Royal Navy NERFINISHED
South America NERFINISHED
notableFor controversial accounts of political and financial scandals
criticism of Royal Navy administration
detailed first-hand descriptions of Napoleonic naval warfare
originalLanguage English
portrays Thomas Cochrane as a naval reformer NERFINISHED
Thomas Cochrane as an adventurous frigate captain
relatedWork The Autobiography of a Seaman (abridged editions) NERFINISHED

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Thomas notableWork Autobiography of a Seaman
subject surface form: Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald