When god was an atheist sailor: memories of a childhood at sea, 1902-1910

Auteur :
Cogill, Burgess
Éditeur :
WW Norton & Co
ISBN :
9780393337624
Date de publication :
1 janv. 1990
Dimensions :
20,3 x 12,7 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
An account of the early life of the author, who was born in 1902 in the middle of the ocean aboard a lumber schooner captained by her father. It recalls her early days roaming the seas from the Northwest to Peru, and includes anecdotes about sharks, girl overboard and fistfights on the quarterdeck.