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Joseph Conrad: Sharing the Secret of Command

In: Hedgehogs and Foxes

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  • Abraham Zaleznik

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Joseph Conrad lived command both in practice and in his imagined adventure stories. As a merchant seaman, Conrad qualified for a master’s license in the British merchant marine and assumed his first command on the Otago, a vessel that plied the waters of the South Pacific. He was 31 years old at the time, and had served on merchant vessels for 14 years—starting as an apprentice seaman and gaining his master papers in 1886. He commanded the Otago for only one voyage and left the ship under mysterious circumstances. The owners were satisfied with his command of their vessel and expected to continue their contract with him.

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  • Abraham Zaleznik, 2008. "Joseph Conrad: Sharing the Secret of Command," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Hedgehogs and Foxes, chapter 14, pages 187-198, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-61415-4_14
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230614154_14
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