A story about the author growing up at sea, set against the ever present background of ships and the beauty of the oceans; a tale of ambition, adversity and dealing with prejudice. Ten years of adventure starting with two years on a Spartan training ship, and eight years travelling the world on ships, visiting far off lands, and meeting all manner of people, including ecce A story about the author growing up at sea, set against the ever present background of ships and the beauty of the oceans; a tale of ambition, adversity and dealing with prejudice. Ten years of adventure starting with two years on a Spartan training ship, and eight years travelling the world on ships, visiting far off lands, and meeting all manner of people, including eccentric distant relatives in Australia, a drunken captain, another who was a tyrant, and primitive natives in Fiji, plus shipboard romances, a mutiny, and a growing need for the author to change the way he lives. * Top 3, Amazon/Kindle/Ships/History, December 2018
My Friend The Sea: Growing Up and Travelling the World by Sea *** Top 3 Book ***
A story about the author growing up at sea, set against the ever present background of ships and the beauty of the oceans; a tale of ambition, adversity and dealing with prejudice. Ten years of adventure starting with two years on a Spartan training ship, and eight years travelling the world on ships, visiting far off lands, and meeting all manner of people, including ecce A story about the author growing up at sea, set against the ever present background of ships and the beauty of the oceans; a tale of ambition, adversity and dealing with prejudice. Ten years of adventure starting with two years on a Spartan training ship, and eight years travelling the world on ships, visiting far off lands, and meeting all manner of people, including eccentric distant relatives in Australia, a drunken captain, another who was a tyrant, and primitive natives in Fiji, plus shipboard romances, a mutiny, and a growing need for the author to change the way he lives. * Top 3, Amazon/Kindle/Ships/History, December 2018
Compare
John Penson –
Mr John –
Lewis Zimmerman –
D.C.Evans –
Christopher –
malcolm Irvine –
peter walker –
Mr John Murray –
christine smith –
Michael Bonds –
Katie Costie –
Paul Mountford –
Mr Philip Weaver –
JO Ffowcs Williams –
John Dickinson –
Chris Larkin –
dennis brailsford –
Mrs. F. Taylor –
ANGUS OG –
david bartram –
colin barfoot –
Alistair Roy –
donald william murray –
john burns –
Mark Herridge –
Michael Wire –
ROBERT –
Cleaton Duguid –
johnny crockett –
Mrs Olga A Danes-Volkov –