Tramp: Sagas of High Adventure in the Vanishing World of the Old Tramp Freighters - Hardcover

Michael J. Krieger

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0207154961 ISBN 13: 9780207154966

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 1987

Synopsis

(The advent of modern cargo ships and supertankers have forced the last few hardy old tramp freighters into the odd and exotic corners of the maratime world. . Author Michael J. Krieger and photographer Judy Howard have rigorously pursued the remnants of this once ubiquitous fleet to their far-flung last refuges. They docoment the romantic histories of these colourful anachronisms and their equally colourful crews)

About this title

From Publishers Weekly

Sensitive reportage and keen photography are effective complements in this charming and informative sea travelogue. Through these pages, readers will visit rustic cargo vessels in remote portsfrom the Peloponnisos, Fjords and Fijis to the banks of the Yangtzeand discover the freighters' war-linked histories, the current rocky state of private sea trade and a smattering of practical navigational information. Freelance writer Krieger's delight in the nautical world and compassion for financially insecure tramp owners are infectious, though slightly sentimental. Some of the adventures are recounted vividlythe massive S.T. Crapo's precarious traversal of the narrow Saginaw River; cattle-loading on the Tasmania-bound Lady Jillianbut the occasional uninspiring story drags the narrative.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0207154961
• ISBN 13: 9780207154966
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144