Log-book of Timothy Boardman Kept On Board The Privateer Oliver Cromwell, During A Cruise From New London, Ct., to Charleston, S. C., And Return, In 1778; Also, A Biographical Sketch of The Author.

Log-book of Timothy Boardman Kept On Board The Privateer Oliver Cromwell, During A Cruise From New London, Ct., to Charleston, S. C., And Return, In 1778; Also, A Biographical Sketch of The Author by Timothy Boardman plunges you into the salt-spray world of an 18th-century American privateer. Kept as a daily journal during the Oliver Cromwell’s 1778 voyage, Boardman’s log records navigation details, weather, encounters at sea, the rhythms of crew life, and the tense backdrop of the Revolutionary War. More than a ship’s ledger, the entries illuminate colonial maritime practices, privateering as wartime commerce, and the lived experience of sailors and officers moving between New London and Charleston. The volume is rounded out with a biographical sketch and family genealogy that situates Boardman within early American settler communities. Rich with primary-source immediacy, the narrative offers historians and curious listeners a direct line to late–18th-century seafaring and social history. A must-listen for fans of history, maritime history, Revolutionary War studies, and genealogy, this audiobook delivers authentic, unvarnished detail that will appeal to scholars, reenactors, and anyone intrigued by life aboard a Continental privateer.