The Last Grain Race by Eric Newby
The Last Grain Race

Eric Newby

The Last Grain Race

Eric Newby

288 pages first pub 1956 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir travel adventurous informative slow-paced
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In 1938 an eighteen-year-old boy signed on for the round trip from Europe to Australia in the last commercial sailing fleet to make that formidable journey. The four-masted barque Moshulu ended up as a dockside restaurant in Philadelphia; the youn...

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Community Reviews Summary of 27 reviews

Moods

adventurous 100%
funny 80%
informative 40%
reflective 40%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 20%
lighthearted 20%

Pace

medium 80%
slow 20%

Average rating

4.42

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