Running Away to Sea
Round the World on a Tramp Freighter
2nd Edition
Published on 15. December 2008
240 pages
978-1-77070-519-7 (ISBN)
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At a turning point in his life, George Fetherling embarked on an adventure to sail round the world on one of the last of the tramp freighters. With dash, colour, and droll humour, Fetherling recounts his four-month journey, including the rich cast of characters and assortment of adventures he encountered on the way.
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George Fetherling is a poet, fiction writer, and voyager. Among his many books are Travels by Night: A Memoir of the Sixties and Running Away to Sea: Round the World on a Tramp Freighter. He published under the name Douglas Fetherling until 1999, and thereafter under the name George in honour of his late father. He lives in Vancouver.
