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Hard on the Wind

Name: Hard on the Wind
Brand: Rowman & Littlefield
SKU: 05084363
Price: 16.29 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Russ Hofvendahl
ISBN: 9781574091946

The True Story of a Boy Who Went to Sea and Came Back a Man

Russ Hofvendahl

Language

English

Book Paperback

Libristo code: 05084363

Publishers Rowman & Littlefield, February 1992

As the San Francisco waterfront struggled in the grip of the Great Depression, fifteen-year-old Russ... Full description

Libristo code: 05084363

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As the San Francisco waterfront struggled in the grip of the Great Depression, fifteen-year-old Russ Hofvendahl talked his way aboard an old fashioned four-masted schooner and sailed out beyond the Golden Gate Bridge to catch cod in the Bering Sea. Full of laconic candor, Hard on the Wind recounts this formative journey with vivid anecdotes depicting a world that exists today only in memory. Featuring many period photos of the ship and crew, Hofvendahl's compelling narrative of seafaring adventure relates the difficult lessons he learned while crashing through raging seas, dodging bloody fights in the fo'c's'le, handlining for cod, navigating through blind fog, and mourning a lost shipmate. Aglow with warmth and humor, Hofvendahl's memoir captures both the romance and reality of the seafaring life, and constitutes a truly unique coming-of-age tale.