WET BEHIND THE EARS Peter Taylor - Adventures of a Runaway Sailor

Sixteen-year-old Peter Taylor dreamt about running away and with some fast-talking managed to get a position crewing on a British tramp steamer, from Wellington to post-war England. So began a series of journeys around the world where he experienced both comradeships and hardships on the sea.

This is a used book in good condition: clean with some light reading wear to corners and spine; nice strong binding; pages tanning lightly with age. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages. The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Publisher's blurb: Many adolescent boys dream of running away to sea, but Peter Taylor is one of the few who actually did. With some fast-talking and fictitious references, sixteen-year-old Peter found a position crewing on a British tramp steamer from sleepy Wellington to post-war England, via Australia, and apartheid-riven South Africa. So began a series of journeys around the world, interspersed with time in ports throughout Africa, the Caribbean, South America and Europe. Peter crewed with many sailors - rough, cultured, reclusive or outgoing, all with different reasons for choosing a sailor's life, and experienced both comradeship and hardships on the sea. Gun-toting soldiers, terrifying hurricanes, Equatorial initiation ceremonies, the 1951 Waterfront Workers' strike and the sailor's catch cry of 'a girl in every port' all feature in this account of life at sea.

Book Details

Code: SKU1725

Condition: See notes and photos below

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 243

Published: 2001 by Harper Collins, New Zealand

ISBN: 1869504003

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