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| #429409 in Books | John McPhee | 1991-09-01 | 1991-09-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.46 x.2 x5.59l,.68 | File type: PDF | 256 pages | Looking for a Ship||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| McPhee at Sea|By Richard D. Guba|I read looking for a ship in the early 90's when it first was published. Like all John McPhee books, it allows you to experience a new world through the adventures of the author. I have recommended this book to teens who are interested in attending maritime colleges. While the book is a bit of a downer since it describes the poor state of the U|From Publishers Weekly|McPhee joined a friend, merchant mariner Andy Chase, on a 42-day voyage from Charleston, S.C., through the Panama Canal, down the Pacific coast of South America. A gem of a book, this leisurely, unpretentious log is a paean to the United S
This is an extraordinary tale of life aboard what may be one of the last American merchant ships. As the story begins, Andy Chase, who holds a license as a second mate is looking for a ship. In less than ten years, the United States Merchant Marine has shrunk from more than two thousand ships to fewer than four hundred, and Chase faces the scarcity of jobs from which all American merchant mariners have been suffering.
With John McPhee along, Chase finds a job as...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Looking for a Ship | John McPhee. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.
