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The Leaving of Liverpool: Reminisces of a Liverpool Seaman 1950s 1960s

Michael Walsh

After training as a Merchant Navy deckhand in 1959 the author Michael Walsh shipped out on the last of the White Star Line's fleet, RMS Britannic. He went on to serve under the ensigns of many shipping companies. These include Cunard White Star, Blue Star, Coast Lines, Elder Dempster, Palm Line, Cayzer Irvine, Union Castle, Canadian Pacific Railways, PSNC, Shell, Ellerman and Papayanni. Others include the Bowring Shipping Company, Royal Mail Lines, etc. Sailing the seven seas and more he lived and worked in the Mediterranean, Middle and Far East, Americas, Australia, and all over Africa. He visited over 65 nations and hundreds of world ports. During his career, he collected images and memoirs to provide us with a truly nostalgic record of a lost world and what was then the greatest merchant fleet in world history. Michael Walsh is an award-winning writer and poet of international note. An echo of times past he recounts real-life experiences in a way that resonates across mankind.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Lulu.com
  • Publish Date: Jun 30th, 2024
  • Pages: 126
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.27in - 0.39lb
  • EAN: 9781445287430
  • Categories: Maritime History & Piracy

About the Author

Walsh, Michael: - RELATED SEAFARING BOOKS: Untold Sagas of the Sea Volume I, II, III and IV The Leaving of Liverpool Britannic Waives the Rules All I Ask is a Tall Ship by Michael Walsh. Also by Michael Walsh: Novels: The Dovetails Hotel Sex Fest at Tiffany's The Phantom of Ophelia The Soul Mates Retribution The Stigma Enigma Business books: Business Booster Debtor's Revenge Michael Walsh is Britain's most creative and successful multi-topical author. His refreshingly new perspective book titles enjoy a worldwide following. Contact Michael Walsh by email: euroman_uk@yahoo.co.uk