A Steady Trade: A Boyhood at Sea by Tristan Jones

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Tristan Jones vividly and colorfully describes his childhood as a Welsh boy growing up by the sea. The story of his boyhood in pre-World War II England is strikingly charming and nostalgic. The challenges and adventures he encounters will have you seeing, smelling, feeling, hearing, and tasting the sea as you travel with him through this coming-of-age story.

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Written by the legendary Tristan Jones, born at sea aboard a British tramp steamer off the island of tristan da Cunha. Very readable and informative account his first years at sea that begun as a "nipper" aboard a coastal sailing ketch "Second apprentice. Highly recomendable.

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