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Delano, Amasa (ăm`əsə dĕl`ənō), 1763–1823, American sea captain, b. Duxbury, Mass. He served in the American Revolution as a soldier at 15 and later as a privateersman. His experiences on the sea in the days of New England's supremacy are recorded in his Narrative of Voyages and Travels in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, Comprising Three Voyages Round the World (1817).
BibliographySee J. B. Connolly, Master Mariner (1943). Delano, Amasa naive, goodhearted captain rescues captive captain from mutineers. [Am. Lit.: Benito Cereno] See : Innocence Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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