Download or read book Life and Adventures 1776-1801: Text Classics written by John Nicol and published by Text Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-22 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1822, this is the extraordinary story of John Nicol, a sailor who circled the globe twice, fought Napoleon’s navy, was in Hawaii just after Cook’s death, and went to Port Jackson on a Second Fleet vessel with its cargo of female convicts.