The Last Voyage of the Lucette
- ISBN-10
- 1574092065
- ISBN-13
- 9781574092066
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 372
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Sheridan House, Inc.
- Author
- Douglas Robertson
Description
Douglas Robertson spent his first 16 years as a farmer's son in England before sailing with his family on their 43-foot schooner Lucette.
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