Looking For A Ship
by McPhee, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Near Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Synopsis
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. (Publisher Summary)
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000844
- Title
- Looking For A Ship
- Author
- McPhee, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux (1990)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
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