This preowned softback book with 144 pages was written by Eric Newby and published by John Murray in 1999.
In 1938 signed on as an apprentice in the Finnish four-masted barque Moshulu for a round the world voyage to carry grain to Europe from the South Australian wheat belt. It was an extraordinarily bold thing for an 18 year old to do.
Fom the perspective of 60 years on Eric Newby looks back to his young self and his days on board the Moshulu and pays tribute to these magniicent ships with his photographs and text.