The Captain
by Jan de Hartog
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Muskegon, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
The Captain, by Jan de Hartog. Fiction/War story. First edition in great condition.
Reviews
On Oct 4 2010, Pby5dumbo said:
Reportedly they have cadets at West Point read Once an Eagle. Midshipmen should read The Captain. This novel loitered on the NYT bestseller list for about four years when I was a teenager. The story is set in the North Atlantic as a young Dutch tugboat captain learns his craft and how to shoulder the burden of command in the face of the U-boats and the horrific weather. In this first-person yarn, the captain charms us with his candor and vulnerability. We taste the food, make allowances for the idiosyncrasies of the small and close-knit crew, stand watches, haul torpedo victims out of the water, assert our national autonomy against the British convoy leaders... We feel the rage when a novice captain exposes us to death by bad rescue procedure. The narrative is constantly captivating. I re-read this book every two years or more often.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The HUB - Helen's Used Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1544
- Title
- The Captain
- Author
- Jan de Hartog
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- captain, ship, sailing, boat, war, fiction, novel, ocean, sea, old, vintage, rare, antique,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Old/Antique; General Fiction; War; Ships/Boats/Sailing; Ocean;
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- First Edition
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