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The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
Author: Farley Mowat
Happy Adventure was a schooner with one fatal flaw. She leaked like a sieve. It kept Mowat on shore much of the time, but he met a rugged, excentric breed of people in the small, remote fishing ports of Newfoundland. And, being an eternal optimist, Mowat refused to condemn the boat to death. He was hopeful that some day the boat who wouldn't...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780770416515
ISBN-10: 0770416519
Publication Date: 1981
Pages: 197
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3.3 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart-Bantam Ltd.
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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One of my all time favorites! Entertaining, funny and exciting. I have not been able to let this ratty old book go yet, as I often turn back to it's pages for a little ironic inspiration.
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This is a quirky little true story about a man who lived among the Arctic wolves. Lots of adventure & humor.


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