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Hard on the Wind

The True Story of a Boy Who Went to Sea and Came Back a Man

By: Russ Hofvendahl

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Hard on the Wind

The True Story of a Boy Who Went to Sea and Came Back a Man

By: Russ Hofvendahl

As the San Francisco waterfront struggled in the grip of the Great Depression, fifteen-year-old Russ Hofvendahl talked his way aboard an old fashioned four-masted schooner and sailed out beyond the Golden Gate Bridge to catch cod in the Bering Sea. Full of laconic candor, Hard on the Wind recounts this formative journey with vivid anecdotes depicting a world that exists today only in memory. Featuring many period photos of the ship and crew, Hofvendahl's compelling narrative of seafaring adventure relates the difficult lessons he learned while crashing through raging seas, dodging bloody fights in the fo'c's'le, handlining for cod, navigating through blind fog, and mourning a lost shipmate. Aglow with warmth and humor, Hofvendahl's memoir captures both the romance and reality of the seafaring life, and constitutes a truly unique coming-of-age tale.

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Sheridan House, Inc.

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1574091948

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9781574091946

A Land So Fair and Bright

The True Story of a Young Man's Adventures Across Depression America

By: Russ Hofvendahl

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A Land So Fair and Bright

The True Story of a Young Man's Adventures Across Depression America

By: Russ Hofvendahl

Hofvendahl's travels at 16 seem right out of Woody Guthrie. When he jumped ahip in 1938, he headed east through Canada, south to New Orleans via New York, and across to San Francisco. He rode the rails often, and here he tells of catching freights on the fly, of panaoramas viewed from side-door pullmans or from open gondolas snaking down California peaks. There were also times without shelter, food, or water...A rare and exhilarating true-life tale. Booklist

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0924486104

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9780924486104

Hard on the Wind

The True Story of a Boy Who Went to Sea and Came Back a Man

By: Russ Hofvendahl

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Hard on the Wind

The True Story of a Boy Who Went to Sea and Came Back a Man

By: Russ Hofvendahl

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Publisher

Sheridan House, Inc.

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1574091948

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9781574091946

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Hard on the Wind

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