The half deck /
Grant, George H.(George Hook),1896-
Grant, Gordon,1875-1962.
London : Hurst & Blackett,
[1934]
A narrative of the author's first two years at sea aboard the tramp steamer Monarch.
Part one: the first voyage -- Enter the half deck -- A fight under the poop -- Father Neptune pays a call -- Land in the offing -- Through the Magellan Straits -- The second mate gets a ducking -- The makings of a sailor -- Christmas Eve and a squall -- A rescue -- The stranger spins a yarn -- Homeward bound -- Disabled on a lee shore -- A sailor's farewell -- Part two: The second voyage -- A cantankerous engineer -- A hazardous mission -- A sea of fire -- Catastrophe during a gale -- Captain McFarlane hovers near death -- Mr. McNab stirs up trouble -- The sailorman serenade -- Captain Boxley is superseded -- I go to jail -- Mischief afoot -- Mr. McNab uses his fists -- Mutiny -- Command -- You're a sailor.
A narrative of the author's first two years at sea aboard the tramp steamer Monarch.
Grant, George H. (George Hook), 1896-
Seafaring life.