- (1907-1962) was an
American author who is
known for his 1952
novel The
Landsmen which was a
finalist for the
National Book
Award and
nominated for a Pulitzer...
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acquired by
impressment (a
common method of
recruitment from c. 1700–1815).
Landsmen were
usually between the ages of 16 and 35,
while seasoned sailors (who...
- 200 "medals of honor," "to be
bestowed upon such
petty officers, seamen,
landsmen, and
marines as
shall most
distinguish themselves by
their gallantry in...
- 1962
Billboard Hot 100
chart and No. 4 on the Easy
Listening chart. The
Landsmen released the song in 1961 as a 45 rpm
single on Arvee. Peter, Paul and...
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shares various rates various rates Able
Seamen (2 yrs experience)
Ordinary Seamen (some exp)
Landsmen (pressganged) 1
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- "Cetology".
Ishmael notes: "Many are the men,
small and great, old and new,
landsmen and seamen, who have at
large or in little,
written of the whale. Run over...
- essential.
Potential crewmen with no
experience were
called "
landsmen". From 1740,
landsmen were
legally exempt from impressment, but this was on occasion...
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adventurous sailor, and
which makes his book the more
wholesome to our
staid landsmen.
Pleased but not
overwhelmed by the
adulation of his new public, Melville...
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December 21, 1861. It was "to be
bestowed upon such
petty officers, seamen,
landsmen, and
Marines as
shall most
distinguish themselves by
their gallantry and...
- a
particular area of the ship.
Grouped among the
watches were also the
landsmen,
considered the
absolute lowest rank in the
Royal Navy and ****igned to...
