The time is the late 1950s. It is the end of an era. The end of the trade in which an old converted coal-burning ship with a Chinese crew and a handful of British officers would tramp from port to port, picking up cargo where it could, never knowing where it, and they, would be heading next. Christopher Lee, respected historian and author of the highly acclaimed BBC radio series, 'This Sceptred Isle', worked on these ships as a boy, growing up quickly as he tramped around the world. He worked with rough, strange and fascinating men and faithfully recorded all he saw and heard in diaries that form the basis for this riveting record.
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Hardback Editions
January 2003 : Hardback
| Title: Eight Bells and Top Masts Author(s): Christopher Lee ISBN: 0-7089-4814-6 / 978-0-7089-4814-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2001 : Hardback
| Title: Eight Bells and Top Masts: Diaries from a Tramp Steamer Author(s): Christopher Lee ISBN: 0-7472-7492-4 / 978-0-7472-7492-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Headline Book Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
April 2002 : Paperback
| Title: Eight Bells and Top Masts: Diaries from a Tramp Steamer Author(s): Christopher Lee ISBN: 0-7472-6420-1 / 978-0-7472-6420-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Headline Review Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2001 : Paperback
| Title: EIGHT BELLS AND TOP MASTS - Diaries from a Tramp Steamer Author(s): Christopher LEE Publisher: Headline Book Publishing Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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