At twenty-three, living in New York City and often without food, he resolved that he would starve rather than return to the comforts of his father's home in Barbados, because he had to find out the cause of the phenomena of life.
Date (happened)
c. 1928
unresolved
- c. 1928
Place
Persons
Told / reported
- 14 April 1967
Sources
Source
- Down to the Sea in Ships ¶9 (May I tell you, I was twenty-three years old, I was living in New York City, and I made my decision that whether I starved to death or not I would not return to the comforts of my father’s home in Barbados where all the comforts were provided.)