With Young Germany on Shipboard

Name: With Young Germany on Shipboard
Author: John Arthur Barry

In Young Germany on Shipboard, John Arthur Barry takes readers on a journey through the lives of German immigrants who left their homeland in the late 19th century to seek a better life in America. Through vivid descriptions and personal accounts, Barry paints a vivid picture of the hardships and joys of the immigrants’ journey. He also examines the impact of the immigrants on American society, and how their presence changed the country. The book is an engaging and informative look at a fascinating period in American history.

By John Arthur Barry · First published 1905 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Travel Writing, Biography · 1,702 words

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It is a curious fact, but a true one nevertheless, that German shipowners have realised before their British contemporaries that to prepare men to make good officers in steam they must first have some training under canvas. "No one," remarked Captain Zander, of the Herzogin Sophie Charlotte, "is, in my opinion, competent to take charge of a steamer unless he has also served in sailing ships. Apparently, however, your people think otherwise, and many firms are now taking apprentices on their steamers." Most people who know anything of the matter will be inclined to agree with Captain Zander and his employers, the Nord-Deutscher Lloyd, the great German shipping firm, which has given practical endorsement of its belief in the splendid vessel that now lies alongside Circular Quay. Of course, we have, ere this, had training ships belonging to different nations in Port Jackson. But none of those visitors have in the remotest degree, resembled the Herzogin Sophie Charlotte. So far as externals go, she is a very pretty clipper-bowed model of a ship, with perhaps the loftiest spars of any craft that has been seen in an Australian port for many a long day. They are of steel throughout with the exception of the fore and main skysail-yards, which are the only pieces of timber aloft to cross the masts of the stately Duchess. The captain and his officers are, by-the-way, rather proud of their skysails, and would have no objection to another one on the mizzen. Proud, and with reason, the whole executive are, too, of their ship, their boys who "man" her so efficiently; proud of the flag they serve under, and of the uniform they wear; and proud, also, of having broken the blank record of many years by sailing up Port Jackson, with everything set to a main skysail.

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Work type: Short story
Author: John Arthur Barry
Date: 1905 CE
Language: English
Genres: Historical Fiction, Travel Writing, Biography, Adventure
Length: 1,702 words
Structure: 1 section, 8 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)

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Historical Fiction — The book is based on the true story of a group of German students who traveled to the United States in the late 19th century, and the plot follows their journey and experiences.
Travel Writing — The book is written from the perspective of the students, and includes descriptions of the places they visit and the people they meet.
Biography — The book is based on the true story of the students, and includes details about their lives and experiences.
Adventure — The book follows the students on their journey, and includes descriptions of their adventures and experiences.