The Last Grain Race
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (713 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0007597835 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Well written Jostein Moen Eric Newby's first book is excellent reading from a world that no longer exists. Details about sailing and the ship may seem slightly too much for some readers, who (the same readers) might have hoped for more details about the crew members. What happened to the man with the syringe and how did the primitive sami man conduct himself?. Amazon Customer said Five Stars. I read it many years ago and it was very enjoyable to read it again.. Just delightful Concerned Reader This is a wonderful book. I read it many years ago, in an earlier edition. It is classical Eric Newby, full of his humor and the truth of things in one of the last clippers. It is a hard life, but very rewarding, and he captures so many facets in a book that makes excellent reading. Highly recommended.
In 1939, a young Eric Newby - later renowned as a travel writer of exceptional talent - set sail aboard Moshulu, the largest sailing ship still employed in the transportation of grain from Australia to Europe. First published in 1956, 'The Last Grain Race', featuring many photographs from the author's personal collection, celebrates both the spirit of adventure and the thrill of sailing on the high seas. Every year from 1921 to 1939, the vessels involved in the grain trade would strive to find the shortest, fastest passage home - 'the grain race' - in the face of turbulent seas, atrocious weather conditions and hard graft. An engaging and informative first-hand account of the last 'grain race' of maritime history, from respected travel writer Eric Newby. Newby's first-hand account - engaging and informative, with frequent bursts of humour and witty observations from both above and below deck - chronicles this classic
'Enthralling - I know of no other book about square-riggers that gives such a lively account of the daily round of men in the fo'c'sle' Sunday Times 'Indescribably pungent impossible to read without laughing' Observer 'Mr Newby proves himself to be a first-rate writer Years have dulled nothing of the spirit of his first voyage; he gives exactly the feel of working a tall ship in hard conditions; he did not just see these things; he felt and can convey them; the crew of "Moshulu" live, move and are real human beings - and go on living when the book is closed' Times Literary Supplement
In 1942, he was captured and remained a prisoner-of-war until 1945. After the war, his world expanded still further - into the fashion business and book publishing. He was made a CBE in 1994 and was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award of the British Guild of Travel Writers in 2001. Whatever else he