EPISODE · Jul 17, 2025 · 2 MIN
19 - Autobiography of Phineas Pett by Phineas Pett
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Dive into the riveting world of 15th and 16th century shipbuilding with Phineas Pett, a Master Shipbuilder from one of Englands most renowned shipbuilding families. His preserved journal, transcribed by Samuel Pepys and housed in the British Library, gives us an intimate look into the industrys critical and tumultuous period. Edited and published as an autobiography by William Gordon Perrin, this historical treasure was brought to public attention in 1918 by The Council of the Navy Records Society. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
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