Ebook {Epub PDF} The Last Grain Race by Eric Newby

Newby, who signed on as an apprentice seaman leaving a job in an advertising agency, relates his experiences on the square-rigger Moshulu for a trip from England to Australia and back winning the informal race between sailing ships transporting grain in 12 leaves of bw plates. The last grain race Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item The last grain race by Newby, Eric. Publication date Topics Moshulu (Ship), Seafaring life Publisher New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Penguin Books Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; americana. The Last Grain Race is the story of that voyage. Published nearly 20 years later, it was the first book from one of the best-loved of British travel writers. The windjammer era was brief. In Eric Newby was a bored year-old working in a London advertising agency/5.

Buy a cheap copy of The Last Grain Race book by Eric Newby. A seafaring tale of the first order, The Last Grain Race captures the drama and excitement of the last great commercial fleet under canvas. (Not available in Free Shipping on all orders over $ The Last Grain Race. Eric Newby. Published by HarperCollins Publishers , ISBN ISBN Seller: International Bookstore, Wallingford, OXON, United Kingdom Contact seller Seller Rating: New - Softcover Condition: New. £ Convert currency. The Last Grain Race is Eric Newby's spell-binding account of his time spent on the Moshulu's last voyage in the Australian grain trade. As always, Eric Newby's sharp eye for detail captures the hardships, danger, squabbles, companionship and sheer joy of shipboard life - bedbugs, ferocious storms, eccentric Finnish crew and all.

The Last Grain Race is not sailing in the sun and spray but rather a vivid tale of life before the mast. It is remarkable that a young English lad of 18 signed on as a raw hand on a steel four masted bark in and wrote about his life sailing to Australia around the Cape of Good Hope and home via Cape Horn. This particular day, I found a jewel by one of the greats, Eric Newby's "The Last Grain Race". Eric Newby has done so much, and has been so many places that it boggles the mind. This book chronicles the beginning of his life as a true adventurer, when on the eve of WWII, he shipped out as a complete novice seaman on one of the largest sailing vessels ever built, bound for Australia and back. The Last Grain Race is the story of that voyage. Published nearly 20 years later, it was the first book from one of the best-loved of British travel writers. The windjammer era was brief. In Eric Newby was a bored year-old working in a London advertising agency.