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Learning the ropes

Eric Newby

1999144 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1999
first published
  • 1999Times Books · 144 pages · ENGISBN 9780812932522
  • 1999John Murray · 144 pages · ENGISBN 9780719556364

In 1938, Eric Newby signed on as an apprentice on the four-masted barque "Moshulu" for a round-the-world voyage to carry grain to Europe from the Australian wheat belt. In this book, Newby looks back to his young self and his days on board "Moshulu".

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