MATTHEW STEEL - (AKA; Praise at Morning.) ( Cardinal/Pocket Books. # C-116 ); Wharf Rat to Captain in a Driving Battle for Power. by McNeilly, Mildred Masterson - 1953

New York, NY, USA.: Cardinal/Pocket Books., 1953. Book. Illus. by George Erickson Painted Cover.. Good to Very Good.. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!.. 388 pages. "As a wharf reat on the New York docks, Matthew Steel dreamed of power. In the ships that conquer the sea, he saw his chance to escape from drudging poverty and deal with powerful men as their equals. Matthew went after that poewr - and won it in a stormy, surging career that cut across the seven seas, weaving tempestuous events. from America to Russia, from naval warfare on the Atlantic to the bloody Civil War! But Matthew learned that without a woman's love, power is a lonely thing. Soon he had to make his desperate choice between the raven-haired entertainer, Tessa, and the supremely beautiful Loyalty who belonged to a world Matthew could know only from a distance." Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.