{"product_id":"learning-the-ropes-an-apprentice-on-the-last-of-the-windjammers","title":"Learning the Ropes: An Apprentice on the Last of the Windjammers","description":"In 1938, Eric Newby signed on as an apprentice on the Finnish four-masted barque Moshulu for a 'round-the-world' voyage transiting between Europe and Australia. It was the toughest imaginable introduction to the sailor's life. Few of the crew spoke English, and he was ordered atop the rigging -- 200 feet above deck -- before he could get out of his best jacket and shoes. More extraordinary still, between his shifts he managed to photograph day-to-day life aboard the antique vessel, and on others like her in various ports of call. Though he did not realize it then, these pictures soon became historic, for with a world war brewing, there would never again be a cavalcade of square riggers such as made the circuit that year. Remarkably, the Moshulu is still afloat and is now a restaurant ship, moored in Philadelphia.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0812932528\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.0812932528.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Newby, Eric\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in very good condition.  Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50718245880005,"sku":"LFV.0812932528.VG","price":14.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/0812932528-0.jpg?v=1792169867","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/learning-the-ropes-an-apprentice-on-the-last-of-the-windjammers","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}