"A Medium in Which I Seek Relief": Manuscripts of American Sailors 1919-1940Main MenuIntroductionPublication IntroductionTranscriptionsThe SailorsBeginning of PathThe ShipsBeginning of PathContext & AnalysisBeginning of PathSources / CitationsBeginning of PathAnnie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434
The Ships - Introduction
12020-05-22T13:02:32-07:00Annie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c84343319538image_header2021-08-26T15:51:21-07:00Annie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434The lived experience of sailors, 1920s-1940s, is the focus of this publication; however, the ships these men sailed on are supporting characters in their own right. As Van Horne Morris said in a letter to his family, "Try to remember just how much of the last five years I have spent at home. Three days every three months!" This comment inspired me to add a section on "The Ships" to further contextualize the worlds that Northrop and Morris inhabited. These ship pages are meant to be Wikipedia-like entries, not scholarly compendiums.