Run to the Lee by Kenneth Brooks Jr
'In Run to the Lee Kenneth Brooks has written of these last days of the sailing freighters on Chesapeake Bay. He has also given the reader a detailed and accurate word picture of an outstanding schooner captain.John Talbott.'Most of Run to the Lee is devoted to Captain Talbott's battle with (a) December blizzard as he drove his schooner southward toward the harbor on the Patuxent. The is quite a yarn, and Ken Brooks, who began his own exploration of the Chesapeake country at the tender age of 10 as a cabin boy on the 48-foot yawl Natalie, has written with authenticity and vigor.' Gilbert Byron, Baltimore Sun
This is quite a yarn, and Ken Brooks, who began his own exploration of the Chesapeake country at the tender age of ten as a cabin boy on the 48-foot yawl Natalie, has written with authenticity and vigor-- Gilbert Byron Baltimore Sun This book should be compulsory reading in every Maryland high school. Daily Record
Kenneth F. Brooks, Jr., is the author of two novels and of numerous magaize and newspaper articles. He is a life-long resident of the Chesapeake Bay region.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801836770 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801836778 |
| Title | Run to the Lee |
| Author | Kenneth Brooks Jr |
| Series | Maryland Paperback Bookshelf |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Year published | 1988-04-26 |
| Number of pages | 190 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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