Author: John McPhee
Year: 1990
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Non Fiction, Travel, History, Adventure, Essays
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9780374523190
0374523193 |
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On one of the last American merchant ships, second mate Andy Chase and author board the S.S. Stella Lykes, captained by Paul McHenry Washburn. The 42-day journey down the Pacific coast of South America stops for freight at Cartagena, Balboa, Lima, and Guayaquil -- notorious for pirates. The crew exchange tales of disaster, stupidity, greed, generosity, and courage.
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