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Jan 01, 2011 eric newby was born in london in 1919 and educated at st pauls school. Eric newby was born in london in 1919 and was educated at st pauls school. In the late 1930s, when the young eric newby signed on for an aroundtheworld voyage on a working squarerigger, war clouds were. A young eric newby sailed to australia on moshulu in 19381939, as part of the south australian grain trade. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This account of a life on the open seas captures the excitement of a young man on his first adventure, and depicts the colourful characters of crew members on th. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The last grain race is not sailing in the sun and spray but rather a vivid tale of life before the mast. In 1938 an eighteenyearold boy signed on for the round trip from europe to australia in the last commercial sailing fleet to make that formidable journey. Newby s best known works include a short walk in the hindu kush, the last grain race.

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