Ships and Sailormen

A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1964. Some chipping/small pieces of dustwrapper missing. Previous owner's name inside. Foxing.

The author has selected a representative group of men who have dedicated their lives to ships and the sea and given us a lively and accurate account of their adventures in peace and war.
The remarkable and romantic history of New Zealand's oldest shipping company, from the formative period of the 1860s right through to the present day, when six fine modern motor vessels of the Anchor Line are playing an important part in the coastal transportation services of their country. Biographies of Australasian Shipmasters including Capt Smith and Capt Young of the 'Monowai' & Capt Irwin of the 'Rangitira' & the 'Wahine'