| Driftwood: The Unvarnished Story of Life in a Windjammer Contributor(s): Wilson, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1731134673 ISBN-13: 9781731134677 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $11.07 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5" W x 8" (0.68 lbs) 310 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book brings some realism to the idea of the "Jolly Jack Tars" who were supposed to have lived worry-free lives of adventure on the waves in those oh-so-romantic sailing ships that we see in those romantic paintings and movies. Here is the true story of a man who went "through the mill", under all conditions, in every ocean, and describes his experience in a dozen or more deep water sailing vessels during the period from 1880 to 1910. The reader will find that the life was far from "jolly", and was generally a tough, sometimes violent, sometimes boring, but often dangerous existence, all sustained by poor pay and inadequate, often rotten food. But it's not all doom and gloom. For the sailing enthusiast, he/she will be treated to an accurate account of how these old ships were sailed and handled in all kinds of weather. |