Robin Lloyd

Broschiertes Buch

Rough Passage to London

A Sea Captain's Tale, A Novel

Beschreibung

"Set in the early nineteenth century, Rough Passage to London follows Ely, a young farm boy who escapes his troublesome home in Connecticut and becomes a cabin boy on a square-rigged ship headed for London . . . a route he hopes will lead to his disappeared older brother. As Ely learns the trade of a sailor and follows a cryptic clue to his brother"--

Autor

Robin Lloyd's early years were spent on the island of St. Croix, where his parents owned a dairy farm and milk plant. As a boy, he grew up sailing in the Caribbean. Lloyd was a foreign correspondent for NBC News for many years, where he reported mostly from Latin America and Africa. He also covered the White House during the Reagan and Bush administrations. Lloyd has created and produced news programs with foreign networks as well as documentaries and segments for domestic stations, including Maryland Public Television. Among his prestigious awards are four Emmys from the National Capital Chesapeake Bay region and an Overseas Press Award. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and summers in Camden, Maine.

Produktdetails

• Lyons Press
• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 153mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9781493036936
• ISBN-10: 1493036939
• Artikelnr.: 51272497