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- Synopsis
- This is an extraordinary tale of life on the high seas aboard one of the last American merchant ships, the S. S. Stella Lykes, on a forty-two-day journey from Charleston down the Pacific coast of South America. With his usual interest in everything and everybody, John McPhee tells a wide-ranging story of the U.S. Merchant Marine, the ships that are a part of it, and the people who work the ships, the history and geology of the places he sees, sea tales, pirates, and the amazing variety of products that are carried by freighters.
- Copyright:
- 1990
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 242 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780374190774
- Publisher:
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Date of Addition:
- 04/06/16
- Copyrighted By:
- John McPhee
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Travel
- Submitted By:
- William Korn
- Proofread By:
- Kathy Hester
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.