The cradle of the deep
By: by Joan Lowell ; illustrated by Kurt Wiese
Contributors: Wiese, Kurt, 1887-
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 1929
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 261
Copyright date: 1929
Subjects: Lowell, Joan, 1900-1967; Seafaring life; Seafaring life -- Oceania; Sailors
Notes: Illustrated lining papers.
Table of contents: title: Chapter I. "I spit a curve in the wind"; title: Chapter II. In which an alarm clock and some dried apricots are exchanged with natives for a nurse for me. The ship becomes my cradle; title: Chapter III. "A ship is called a 'she' because her riggin' costs more than her hull."--Stiches; title: Chapter IV. In which I learn that young ladies must not take baths in gentlemen's drinking water; title: Chapter V. Perfume on the cook's feet and hair on my chest.--What of it?; title: Chapter VI. A dead fish and a squarehead's kiss; title: Chapter VII. A runaway sea horse; title: Chapter VIII. We catch a female shark and I learn about women from her; title: Chapter IV. In which I learn to take a joke. Hoping you may do the same; title: Chapter X. A bucko Captain and his Bible chart for me the mysteries of sex; title: Chapter XI. "The sea gives up its dea"; title: Chapter XII. A cursing contest and a hangman's noose; title: Chapter XIII. Ideas about women; title: Chapter XIV. I find navigating on shore full of shoals; title: Chapter XV. From the region of floating mountains of ice to the Island of White Natives; title: Chapter XVI. The clouds came down and the sea reached up to meet them and out of their travail a sea monster was born!; title: Chapter XVII. Strip poker and female struck--which of course have nothing to do with each other; title: Chapter XVIII. A shanghaied crew and scurvy are poor bunkmates in a White Squall; title: Chapter XIX. The dance of the virgins on Atafu; title: Chapter XX. A love story--which is an end and not a beginning; title: Chapter XXI. "You pull for the shore, boys, praying to heaven above, but I'll go down in the angry deep, with the ship I love"