A Steady Trade: A Boyhood at Sea 9781497603660, 1497603668

A memoir of growing up in pre-World War II Wales and developing a love of sailing and adventure, by the author of The In

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English Pages 280 Year 2014

A Steady Trade: A Boyhood at Sea
9781497603660, 1497603668

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