Anthony F. Winstanley

Broschiertes Buch

Under Eight Flags Volume II

1948-1957 - The Next Ten Years at Sea

Beschreibung

A description of the author's early years in Canada where he failed to find a job ashore and was forced to return to the sea.

Autor

Tony Winstanley was born in London in 1920. He went to sea at 16 and served his apprenticeship with a Scottish shipping company. During the war he served as a deck officer on British and Dutch ships. In 1948, he emigrated to British Columbia, Canada with his wife and two children and continued seafaring on coastal and deep-sea ships. He gained his Master's Certificate in 1962. He has served on many different vessels including tankers, troop ships, research vessels and cruise ships. In 1973 he joined the B.C. Ferries where he worked for the next 13 years. Over a period of 55 years Tony has sailed under eight national flags. He has nine children and ten grandchildren and resides in Victoria, B.C. Under Eight Flags Volume I Under Eight Flags Volume III

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Trafford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 350g
• ISBN-13: 9781552123904
• ISBN-10: 1552123901
• Artikelnr.: 21871708