Author

Publication

1979 - Andrews and McMeel, Kansas City, Missouri

Language

English

Word Count

66,000 words, Guess

Page Count

264 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC910/.41/0924
  • DDCB
  • LCCG465 .J67
and 1 more
  • LCCG465.J67

Description

Tristan Jones was one of the most acclaimed sea-faring storytellers ever. The combative Welshman was born at sea on a ship off Tristan da Cunha. He dropped out of school at 14 to work on sailing barges, and then spent the rest of his life at sea—in the Royal Navy, as a delivery skipper, then as a daring adventurer. Saga of a Wayward Sailor tells the tale of one of his most exciting adventures. Jones sails through treacherous waters aboard the Cresswell, a lifeboat converted into a sailboat, struggling to survive against impossible odds. He makes it through violent storms, arrest by the Soviet Navy, and other extraordinary experiences. Join Tristan Jones and a host of other lively and intriguing characters, as this salty and humorous tale unfolds.

First Sentence

The storm struck out of the southwest on August 3.

Subjects

Topics

SailingFictionJourneysCresswell (Boat)Cresswell (Ketch)Sailors, biographyVoyages and travels

Times

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  • Saga of a wayward sailorAndrews and McMeel1979-01-01
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