author
Henry Merrihew Plummer
1865–1928
A New Bedford writer and Harvard graduate, he is best remembered for a warm, adventurous boating memoir about a father, son, and cat sailing the Atlantic coast in 1912–1913. His work has an easy charm, mixing practical seamanship with the pleasures of travel and family life.
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The boy, me and the cat : Cruise of the Mascot, 1912-1913
by Henry Merrihew Plummer
About the author
Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1865, Henry Merrihew Plummer was an American author whose best-known book is The boy, me and the cat; Cruise of the Mascot, 1912-1913. Library and public-domain records identify him as the book's author, and genealogical records place his life from 1865 to 1928.
Published in 1914, The boy, me and the cat recounts a small-boat voyage from Massachusetts to Florida and back, undertaken with his son and their cat aboard the Mascot. The book stands out for its firsthand picture of coastal cruising in the early 20th century and for the affectionate, homegrown spirit that runs through the journey.
Although not a widely documented literary figure today, Plummer remains a memorable voice for readers who enjoy travel writing, maritime adventure, and quietly humorous family memoirs from another era.