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Title: The Last American Sailors: A Wild Ride in the Modern Merchant Marine by MichaelR. Rawlins ISBN: 0-595-30117-7 Publisher: iUniverse Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Great Find -- Great stories, great writing.
Comment: Review by Robert R. Frump, author of "Until the Sea Shall Free Them." This is a great find! "The Last American Sailors" -- Subtitled appropriately enough, A Wild Ride in the Modern Merchant Marine. These are the stories of Michael R. Rawlins, a merchant mariner for more than a decade, who can indeed turn a phrase. This is among the very best writing I've seen in recent years not just because Rawlins can turn a phrase but because he writes from first hand experience. Yes, John McPhee can hitch a ride on a boat and Langewiesche can do what he does so well (see below). Rawlins is not so seasoned a writer as those two, but what he lacks in polish he makes up for in authenticity. -- and a first hand knowledge and ease that neither of the two more famous authors will ever muster on this topic. What we have here is the unvarnished world of the merchant mariner told by a nautical Everyman with a great ear for dialogue and a great eye for character. Rawlins announces he will take the romance out of the sea for us but of course in the course of his story telling, he firmly establishes it. We hear no modern day tales of piracy -- but a day cleaning out a chemical tanker's holds is in its own way a modern day scarier tale. Buy it. Encourage this guy. Perfect for the son or daughter who thinks they want to go to sea, and for the uncle or father or grandfather who was there in an earlier day. Immensely readable and valuable.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Amazing Tale to Tell...
Comment: "A word to all those who contemplate running away to sea. At last there is a really good book that will let you know just what you are getting into. Rawlins captures the essence of his past decade in the merchant marine, and sheds much light on the lives of the merchant seamen cast of characters that sail aboard the merchant fleets and all that that entails. We are talking about some really strange adventures here, on land and at sea. For Rawlins is an intelligent keen-eyed observer who learned early on to keep his wits about him at all times, especially as those around him were losing theirs, sometimes wondering about just what he had gotten himself into after signing on aboard different ships. It is an amazing tale to tell as Rawlins tries to set the record straight about the merchant marine and the mysterious world of merchant shipping. He has a way with words that catches the irony of it all and does so with good style."
Rating: 5
Summary: A uniquely personal perspective of sea life
Comment: Written by a seaman and officer of extensive experience among over three dozen countries, Michael R. Rawlins' The Last American Sailors: A Wild Ride In The Modern Merchant Marine is a captivating and entertaining memoir that recounts vicious captains, tragedy at sea, the highlights of travel, and a great deal more concerning life as a merchant marine today. A uniquely personal perspective of sea life, challenges, hardships, and rewards, The Last American Sailors would make a welcome addition to any community library American Biography collection.
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Title: The Colombo Bay by Richard Pollak ISBN: 074320073X Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 07 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Forgotten Heroes: The Heroic Story of the United States Merchant Marine by Brian Herbert ISBN: 0765307065 Publisher: Forge Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Outlaw Sea: A World of Freedom, Chaos, and Crime by William Langewiesche ISBN: 0865475814 Publisher: North Point Press Pub. Date: 12 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Changing Course: One Woman's True-Life Adventures As a Merchant Marine by Jeanne Lutz ISBN: 0882822322 Publisher: New Horizon Press Publishers Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Life Inside the Merchant Marine Academy (High Interest Books) by Magdalena Alagna ISBN: 051624003X Publisher: Children's Press (CT) Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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