The Last American Sailors: A Wild Ride in the Modern Merchant Marine

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A sadistic captain puts his crew on edge. A young officer has a breakdown in a near-collision. A sailor jumps to the bottom of the sea. The Last American Sailors recounts one mans decade in a misunderstood industry-the merchant marine a fleet with a glorious past and an uncertain future. If On the Road met The Perfect Storm we would have The Last American Sailors the definitive travelogue of a merchant seaman and an encompassing look into the mysterious world of merchant shipping.