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The Resource The voyage of the Rose City : an adventure at sea, John Moynihan

The voyage of the Rose City : an adventure at sea, John Moynihan

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When John Moynihan decided to ship out in the Merchant Marine during the summer of his junior year, his father, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, was not enthusiastic, but his mother, an avid sailor, liked the idea. John was urged not to tell the crew that his father was a senator. The job ticket read "45 days from Camden, N.J., to the Mediterranean on the Rose City," a supertanker. But the orders changed, and 45 days became four months--across the equator, around Africa, across the Indian Ocean, and up to Japan--a far more perilous voyage than anyone had imagined. The physical labor was grueling, and outdated equipment jeopardized the lives of the crew. But it was also the trip of a lifetime: John reveled in the natural world around him and gradually proved himself to the old timers. A talented artist, he drew and kept a journal that he turned into his senior thesis. After John died in his early forties, his mother found the manuscript and decided to publish it.--From publisher description
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eng
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xiv, 236 pages
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9780812982435
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The voyage of the Rose City : an adventure at sea
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The voyage of the Rose City
Title remainder
an adventure at sea
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John Moynihan
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Language
eng
Summary
When John Moynihan decided to ship out in the Merchant Marine during the summer of his junior year, his father, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, was not enthusiastic, but his mother, an avid sailor, liked the idea. John was urged not to tell the crew that his father was a senator. The job ticket read "45 days from Camden, N.J., to the Mediterranean on the Rose City," a supertanker. But the orders changed, and 45 days became four months--across the equator, around Africa, across the Indian Ocean, and up to Japan--a far more perilous voyage than anyone had imagined. The physical labor was grueling, and outdated equipment jeopardized the lives of the crew. But it was also the trip of a lifetime: John reveled in the natural world around him and gradually proved himself to the old timers. A talented artist, he drew and kept a journal that he turned into his senior thesis. After John died in his early forties, his mother found the manuscript and decided to publish it.--From publisher description
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autobiography
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Moynihan, John McC.
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  • illustrations
  • maps
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no index present
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non fiction
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  • Moynihan, John McC.
  • Rose City (Oil tanker)
  • Moynihan, John McC.
  • Rose City (Oil tanker)
  • Moynihan, John McC.
  • Rose City (Oil tanker)
  • Merchant mariners
  • Seafaring life
  • Marins (Marine marchande)
  • Vie en mer
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • TRAVEL
  • Merchant mariners
  • Seafaring life
  • Travel
  • United States
  • Merchant marine
  • Seafaring life
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The voyage of the Rose City : an adventure at sea, John Moynihan
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rdacontent
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697261613
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
xiv, 236 pages
Isbn
9780812982435
Lccn
2010052485
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 655
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
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(OCoLC)697261613
Label
The voyage of the Rose City : an adventure at sea, John Moynihan
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
697261613
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
xiv, 236 pages
Isbn
9780812982435
Lccn
2010052485
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 655
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)697261613

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