Looking for a Ship.
de McPhee, John, 1931-
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0374190771
- ISBN 13
- 9780374190774
- Librería
-
Cranston, Rhode Island, United States
2 copias disponibles en esta librería
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Sobre este artículo
"First edition, 1990." "...an extraordinary tale of life aboard what may be one of the last American merchant ships. ...The job... second mate on the S.S. Stella Lykes-- takes them on a forty-two-day run through the Panama Canal and down the Pacific Coast of South America, with stops to unload and pick up freight at such ports as Cartagena, Valparaiso, Balboa, Lima, and Guayaquil-- an area notorious for pirates. ...Through the journey itself and the tales told emerge the history and character..." Hardcover. 4 leaves, 242 pages; 22 cm.; pictorial dust jacket Very Good. Another copy, stamp on flyleaf, dj slightly worn. Stock#26069x/h; 42596/h.
Sinopsis
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. As the crew of the Stella Lykes makes their ocean voyage, they tell stories of other runs and other ships, tales of disaster, stupidity, greed, generosity, and courage. (Publisher Summary)
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Detalles
- Librería
- The Owl at the Bridge (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 26069
- Título
- Looking for a Ship.
- Autor
- McPhee, John, 1931-
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hard Cover
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good+
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good+
- Cantidad disponible
- 2
- Edición
- First Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0374190771
- ISBN 13
- 9780374190774
- Editorial
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1990
- Palabras clave
- Merchant Marine Seafaring life.
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Transportation: Nautical;
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