Rowing to Alaska
Author | : Wayne McLennan |
Publisher | : Granta |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 1862077878 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781862077874 |
Rating | : 4/5 (874 Downloads) |
Download or read book Rowing to Alaska written by Wayne McLennan and published by Granta. This book was released on 2005 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rowing to Alaska, Wayne McLennan tells the story of his utterly extraordinary life through a series of adventures. Desperate to avoid following his father and grandfather into the mines, he left his home town in Australia to become a professional boxer. Later, after stints as a goldminer in Costa Rica and a fishing boat skipper in Nicaragua, he made a grueling six-month journey--by rowboat-along the 1,000 miles of coast from Seattle to Alaska. Along the way, there are the compelling characters he encounters: men who refuse to give in to the conformity and comforts of modern life, choosing instead lonely, often dangerous occupations. Writing with vivid directness, McLennan's prose invites comparisons with Hemingway--only everything Wayne McLennan tells us is true.