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Before he published his first novel in 1895, Joseph Conrad spent twenty years in the merchant navy, eventually obtaining his master's ticket and commanding the barque Otago. This book traces his sea-career, and shows how Captain Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski, master mariner, became Joseph Conrad, master novelist.
In addition to a new analysis of Conrad as mariner, the book contains a wealth of detail about the merchant service in the late nineteenth century-the economics of sail, the cargoes, the competition with steam, the skill and teamwork required to maneuver a windjammer, the harsh realities and dangers of everyday life at sea.
ISBN-13

9781574092448

ISBN-10

1574092448

Weight

1.04 Pounds

Dimensions

8.00 x 0.35 x 10.25 In

List Price

$19.95

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

140 pages

Publisher

Sheridan House

Published On

2006-11-16


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