Dean Nichols

Gebundenes Buch

Kid on the River, Revised Edition

Beschreibung

Narrow escapes, hilarious predicaments, and grim disasters are all part of the rich and varied experiences of a young tugboat captain on the Columbia River during the era between the grand old sternwheelers and the multi-thousand horsepower tugboats of today. The author had captured the excitement of this episode in his life and presented it in an informal manner that will appeal to a wide audience.

Autor

Dean Nichols was born on the Yakima Indian Reservation in Washington in 1919, although his Indian forebears lived in northern Maine. A licensed tugboat captain and purser, he has worked as a port manager, an electrical and civil engineer, an air-traffic controller, a boat officer for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and a marine-traffic officer for the Alaska Marine Highway. He followed in his father's footsteps to become a tugboat captain in the Pacific Northwest. He has studied the social and natural sciences, humanities, and business administration at Anchorage Community College.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Resource Publications
• Seitenzahl: 138
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 314g
• ISBN-13: 9781498268844
• ISBN-10: 1498268846
• Artikelnr.: 45161431