Author: BESTIC, CAPTAIN A. A. (ALBERT ARTHUR )
Title: Kicking Canvas
Description: New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc, 1958. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has rubbing and edge wear to the spine ends, spine joints and corners. "Albert Bestic was born in Dublin on 26 August 1890, and there he grew up. As a youth on holiday in Scotland, he had seen the Lusitania in the Clyde. “If I could sail on a ship like that, ” he had thought, “I’d go to sea. ” Bestic was apprenticed to sail at age 18 on sailing ships in the process of becoming a professional deck officer in the Mercantile Marine. Four years later, while in the service of Denbigh Castle, he once again saw the large passenger liner sweep by. The Cunard Line only employed officers with “square-rig” tickets as master, and as Bestic had not such under his belt, he did not apply. When war broke out, however, Cunard changed its policy as many of its officers and crew left for the Royal Navy. When he applied, he was pleasantly surprised to be told, “Join the Lusitania at nine a. M. Tomorrow morning at the Landing Stage. ”" (the Lusitania Resource). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Keywords: Ships & Sailing Captain A. A. Bestic Windjammers Australia Denbigh Castle Ships & Sailing
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Title: Kicking Canvas
Description: New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc, 1958. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has rubbing and edge wear to the spine ends, spine joints and corners. "Albert Bestic was born in Dublin on 26 August 1890, and there he grew up. As a youth on holiday in Scotland, he had seen the Lusitania in the Clyde. “If I could sail on a ship like that, ” he had thought, “I’d go to sea. ” Bestic was apprenticed to sail at age 18 on sailing ships in the process of becoming a professional deck officer in the Mercantile Marine. Four years later, while in the service of Denbigh Castle, he once again saw the large passenger liner sweep by. The Cunard Line only employed officers with “square-rig” tickets as master, and as Bestic had not such under his belt, he did not apply. When war broke out, however, Cunard changed its policy as many of its officers and crew left for the Royal Navy. When he applied, he was pleasantly surprised to be told, “Join the Lusitania at nine a. M. Tomorrow morning at the Landing Stage. ”" (the Lusitania Resource). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Keywords: Ships & Sailing Captain A. A. Bestic Windjammers Australia Denbigh Castle Ships & Sailing
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 40576
- Book number: 40576
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