This book recounts the travels of a "Limejuicer" - a British mariner - who spent forty-four years in command of square riggers and steam vessels and traveled around Cape Horn forty-one times.
Readers who enjoyed an apprentice's recollections of the ship the British Isles' horrendous 1905 voyage around the Horn in The Cape Horn Breed may find this perspective from the Captain of that voyage of interest both for the greater scope provided by his position, and his personal insights into the experiences of his wife, who accompanied him on this voyage with their two small children.