Title: Learning the ropes :
Authors: Newby, Eric
Date: 1999
Publisher: John Murray,
Physical description: 144 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: V
Abstract: In 1938, Eric Newby signed on as an apprentice on the four-masted barque "Moshulu" for a round-the-world voyage to carry grain to Europe from the Australian wheat belt. In this book, Newby looks back to his young self and his days on board "Moshulu".
Subject headings (LCSH): Moshulu (Ship); Newby, Eric--Journeys.; Seafaring life--Pictorial works.; Voyages and travels; Voyages and travels--Pictorial works.; Windjammers (Sailing ships)