March 19, 1:30 PM
JIBBOOM Club #1 returns in another month with author Peter J. Emanuel, Jr. and the launch of his first book, Course Change.
The Stonington, a whaleship from New London, Connecticut, is sailing a course for home after being at sea for more than three years. When it pulls into San Diego, California in September 1846 for food and supplies, the crew learns that war has broken out between the United States and Mexico. The town is under siege by Mexican forces, leaving the US inhabitants no escape route but the sea. In response to their desperate situation, the Stonington’s captain allows them to take refuge aboard his ship. Thus begins the first step in what would become the Stonington’s months-long tour of duty as a member of the US Navy’s Pacific Squadron.
Sponsored by the Maco Family Fund, events are free and open to all. See you March 19!
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