Amasa delano biography books

DELANO, AMASA (1763–1823). Amasa Delano, whose Voyages and
Travels (1817) was the source for Herman Melville’s* “Benito Cereno”*
(1855), was born in Duxbury, Massachusetts. After serving briefly in the
Continental army during the American Revolution, Delano began a lifelong
career as sailor, ship captain, and occasional shipbuilder, often in conjunction
with his brother Samuel.
Voyages and Travels focuses on his experiences in the Pacific and Indian
Oceans from 1790 until 1807, during which time Delano several times circumnavigated the globe.

In Voyages and Travels Delano clearly wants to be
both informative and entertaining.

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He offers advice on what supplies to take
on a voyage, how best to approach specific islands and landfalls, and where
to find water and other supplies. He describes not only such well-known
places as Canton, Bombay, Calcutta, and Lima but also the Palau Islands,
New Guinea, and other relatively unexplored areas.

Finally, Delano likes to
tell a good