Book Blog: January 2007

Until the Sea Shall Free Them: Robert Frump

Rating: 3 stars

January 14, 2007

Until the Sea Shall Free Them: Life, Death, and Survival in the Merchant Marine (Robert Frump) was a thoroughly enjoyable (and rather frightening) read; in the few days it took me to read it, I was constantly running into walls because of my reluctance to lift my eyes from the page while walking around the house. I’m now 4.5 chapters into Transatlantic: Samuel Cunard, Isambard Brunel, and the Great Atlantic Steamships (Stephen Fox), and it promises to be just as fascinating. Remind me to wear some kind of face protection for the next few days…

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