Halfway Around the World, An Improbable Journey

New York, NY: Random House Inc, 1981. 1st Ed 2nd Pr. Edge wear, content excellent. Hardbound. 8vo. 17 Pgs.. Good in Good- DJ/Good. Halfway Around the World, An Improbable Journey by Gavin Young. Published by Random House Inc, New York, NY, 1981. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardbound. Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Good in Good- DJ. Edge wear, content excellent. 472 Pgs. ISBN 0394521145. LCCN 81-40223. The author embarks on a seven month journey by sea from Piraeus, Greece to Canton, China by hitchhiking on a total of 23 different vessels, including local ferries, decrepit tramp steamers, oil tankers, schooners, under full sail, Arab dhows and even a Filipino kumpit. This is the story of his adventures, from witnessing murder in the Mediterranean to a fire aboard ship in the middle of the Indian Ocean to being kidnapped by Moros in the Sulu Sea, all recounted with such humor, grace and humanity that the author becomes his own best character. Description text copyright 2010 BooksForComfort. Item ID 22539.