All at Sea: Stories of New Zealand Seafarers
- ISBN-10
- 187741817X
- ISBN-13
- 9781877418174
- Series
- All at Sea
- Category
- Sailors
- Pages
- 193
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017
- Author
- Emmanuel Makarios
Description
Narratives from interviews conducted over several years with 16 merchant navy sailors - 14 men and 2 women - who recounted their stories from the last full fledged sailing ship, the Pamir being returned to her home country of Finland after WWII to recent stories on today's inter-island ferries and coastal vessels, as well as international cargo and passenger ships which sailed to various parts of the globe. A full range of occupations are covered from Deck Boy, Engineer, Steward to Master as well as harbour pilots, union leaders and shipping company executives. Very well-illustrated with 102 generous size colour and 90 b/w photos including memorabilia items. 192 pages in A4 portrait format, hardcovered with two colour endpapers.
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