c1888 The Three Commanders; or, Active Service Afloat in Modern Days

Illustrations by D. H. Friston.  464 pages.  Cover is a bit scuffed and battered and a few pages have some marks, otherwise good condition.  There is an inscription written in the front - "John Caesar, For regular attendance and good conduct t the Mission Choir Xmas 1887 to Xmas 1888," signed by Louise Branson.

The action starts in East Africa, where we see how the anti-slave trade was pursued. The British were against slavery, but the Portuguese, the Americans, the Arabs, and some of the East African states were getting on with it whenever the British backs were turned.  Then we move to the Crimea, where we get a very good view of the naval participation in that war. Finally we move to the Pacific, to Sydney and to Hawaii. Here again it is interesting, particularly with regard to the volcanoes of the Hawaii group of islands.

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