Looking for a Ship
| Author | : John McPhee |
| Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Total Pages | : 242 |
| Release | : 2011-04-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781429958110 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1429958111 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (111 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Looking for a Ship by : John McPhee
Download or read book Looking for a Ship written by John McPhee and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
