The Last American Sailors

The Last American Sailors
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Publisher : iUniverse
Total Pages : 246
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ISBN-10 : 9780595301171
ISBN-13 : 0595301177
Rating : 4/5 (177 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Last American Sailors by : Michael Rawlins

Download or read book The Last American Sailors written by Michael Rawlins and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-12 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sadistic captain puts his crew on edge. A young officer has a breakdown in a near-collision. A sailor jumps to the bottom of the sea. The Last American Sailors recounts one man's decade in a misunderstood industry--the merchant marine, a fleet with a glorious past and an uncertain future. If On the Road met The Perfect Storm, we would have The Last American Sailors, the definitive travelogue of a merchant seaman and an encompassing look into the mysterious world of merchant shipping.


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