Captain's stories: tales of travel
Subtitle: an anthology of travel adventure
By: Captain Paul Eschenfelder
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2015
Place of publication: North Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9781503259683
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: World history; Anecdotes
Other titles: Captain's stories
Description: "Journey around the world with the Captain as he narrates some of the events which have changed our world. Learn some of the background of the Pacific, Atlantic or Mediterranean and the travelers who have passed that way before you. Visit ancient Egypt, modern Iceland, or view the war between New Zealand and France. Audacious characters and startling affairs are your traveling companions ... Captain Eschenfelder has spent years entertaining and informing cruise ship passengers ... he has spoken on a variety of subjects on regional history, culture and adventure -- These are some of the stories he has told about the places the cruises visit"--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references to New Zealand.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The Pacific. Swell; title: The spy; title: Death of Cook; title: Rainbow Warrior; title: Battery Randolph; title: The Mediterranean. Pharaoh's dream; title: Father; title: Marathon man; title: St Mark's bones; title: One onion; title: The Atlantic. Vikings in North America; title: Mutiny on the Baltic; title: Young Winston; title: Fear of Bojador; title: Volcano in the back yard.