| Management number | 231979531 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | US$10.20 | Model Number | 231979531 | ||
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A turbulent voyage of risk, trade, and survival on the edge of the known world, told with vivid detail and relentless curiosity.In this gripping episode of a man’s long voyage, the narrator recounts a life spent chasing opportunity across seas and islands. From unexpected shipboard bargains to perilous landings, the tale blends practical seamanship with the pull of distant horizons. The journey explores ambition, fortune, and the human instinct to endure when maps fail and danger closes in.As conflict, commerce, and discovery intertwine, the characters face storms, sieges, and hard choices. The narration mixes vivid scenes of travel with sharp observations about character, motive, and the pull of home versus the lure of the wider world. It reads like a window into a world where luck, planning, and courage shape a lifelong voyage. Engaging accounts of trading voyages, ship purchases, and the lure of distant markets. Conflict on foreign shores, including battles and strategic decisions under pressure. Close observations of people, places, and the practical know-how that keeps a voyage going. A coming-of-age through travel, risk, and the constant weighing of home and exploration.Ideal for readers of classic nautical adventures and enduring stories of self-reliance at sea. Read more
| ISBN10 | 1397850299 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-1397850294 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Forgotten Books |
| Dimensions | 6 x 0.84 x 9 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.39 pounds |
| Print length | 371 pages |
| Publication date | August 24, 2018 |
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