Fair Seafarer: A Honeymoon Adventure with the Merchant Marine
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.63 (620 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1882593200 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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A good personal narrative, but not flawless I found this book strangely unfocused: part romance, part travelogue, part history, part sociology, and several other things as well. Nancy Allen is a skilled writer and observer, but it didn't seem to me that the various parts of this book always knitted together well.For a 'honeymoon,' I came away knowing some of the other crew members of t. "A maritime love story I couldn't put down." according to Walter D. Beaumont. I thank Nancy Allen for writing her story about life on an American Flag cargo vessel. Her husband, Bob Allen is stuck in the same position my father was in during the 60's - that is - sailing as a Chief Mate with a Masters license. It must have been difficult for Nancy to see the time and dedication her husband puts in while on-board ship an. Well written look inside the world of todays supercargo ship A Customer I have been involved with the sea for almost thirty years. I read Fair Seafarer and learned quite a thing of two about life on an American flagged efficient cargo vessel.Nancy, the author, told the tale of her voyage and a voyage through the Merchant Marine service with great style. It is a book that you might even read wothout putting it dow
A gutsy woman's tale of marrying the Chief Mate of a mammoth containership and sailing the seas with today's modern mariners.
From Library Journal Allen, an experienced small-boat sailor and past contributing editor of Master Boating and Sailing, answered a personals ad to help outfit and sail a sailboat. Journal entries are in italics, while flashbacks and explanations are in Roman type, which makes for difficult reading. She married the placer of the ad, the chief mate on a 845' container ship. In contrast to most journals, emotions are not analyzed here. This work is the journal of her month-long honeymoon aboard his ship on a round-trip voyage from California to east Asia. The writing style is informative and extremely factual: Allen includes a lot of details about the day-to-day routine of the modern merchant marines, discussing different weather conditions, food, and the experiences of women. Of interest mainly to readers fascinated by the sea.?Alison Hopkins, Queens Borough P.L., Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.