Tales of the Seven Seas
The Escapades of Captain Dynamite Johnny O'Brien
By (author) Dennis M. Powers
Publication date:
16 May 2010Length of book:
308 pagesPublisher
Taylor Trade PublishingISBN-13: 9781589794474
Captain Dynamite Johnny O'Brien sailed the seven seas for over sixty years, from the late 1860s in India until the early 1930s on the U.S. West Coast. He sailed every type of ship imaginable, but this book is more than the story of Captain O'Brien's incredible feats. It tells of sailing over the oceans from the nineteenth to the twentieth centuries, when danger and adventure coexisted every day. The reader will smell the salt in the air and hear the ocean's rush as the ship sails with hardened men, leaking seams, and shrieking winds. Based on the original journals of Captain O'Brien, the stories are about tough times and courageous men in distant places, from the Hawaiian Islands to the Bering Sea, from the waning days of the age of sail to the dawning of the age of steam.
Tales of the Seven Seas is a fascinating read about an incredibly colorful Captain, Johnny O'Brien, who seemed to have nine lives, each filled with fun, danger, and excitement. Author Dennis M. Power's meticulous research and fine writing brings to life a seafaring era from clipper ships to ocean liners, with Captain O'Brien at the helm guiding us on a voyage of adventure.