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This is an extraordinary tale of life on the high seas aboard one of the last American merchant ships, the S.S. Stella Lykes, on a forty-two-day journey from Charleston down the Pacific coast of South America. As the crew of the Stella Lykes makes their ocean voyage, they tell stories of other runs and other ships, tales of disaster, stupidity, greed, generosity, and courage.
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"The usual--that is to say, terrific--McPhee treatment, in which the author surrenders to his subject and conquers it: in this case, the merchant marine of the United States."
The New York Times Book Review
"Remarkably adroit and compelling...the sea seems to be his natural home."
William Warner, The Washington Post Book World
"McPhee makes Captain Paul McHenry Washburn one of the most memorable men of sea literature."
Stephen Jones, Chicago Tribune