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Frederic Stanhope Hill
1829–1913
A sailor turned storyteller, he wrote lively firsthand memoirs and naval histories shaped by years at sea and service during the Civil War. His books bring 19th-century maritime life close, mixing adventure, observation, and a strong feel for ships and sailors.
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Twenty years at sea: Leaves from my old log-books
by Frederic Stanhope Hill
About the author
Born in Boston in 1829, Frederic Stanhope Hill went to sea when he was young and later served in the United States Navy during the Civil War. Accounts of his career describe service with Admiral Farragut at the capture of New Orleans and at Vicksburg, experiences that helped shape the vivid, practical tone of his later writing.
Hill is best known for Twenty Years at Sea; or, Leaves from My Old Log-Books (1893), a memoir drawn from his life in both the merchant service and naval service. He also wrote works such as Twenty-Six Historic Ships and The Romance of the American Navy, showing a lasting interest in maritime history and in telling the stories of ships in a way general readers could enjoy.
He died in 1913, leaving behind books that are still valued by readers interested in naval history, seafaring memoir, and the everyday realities of 19th-century life at sea.