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Learning the Ropes : An Apprentice on the Last of the Windjammers
Learning the Ropes An Apprentice on the Last of the Windjammers
Author: Eric Newby
In 1938, Eric Newby signed on as an apprentice on the Finnish four-masted barque Moshulu for a 'round-the-world' voyage transiting between Europe and Australia. It was the toughest imaginable introduction to the sailor's life. Few of the crew spoke English, and he was ordered atop the rigging -- 200 feet above deck -- before he could get ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780812932522
ISBN-10: 0812932528
Publication Date: 9/7/1999
Pages: 144
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Publisher: Crown
Book Type: Hardcover
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