Oceans Apart
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.19 (630 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1889901660 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Delightful Read! Mr. McCarey achieves an exquisite literary piece with Oceans Apart. He delights the reader with the same comfort and nostalgic warmth of a life long friend as he tells the stories of an adventure-filled youth. Oceans Apart takes you on a journey through the world, before traveling the world was the order of. You Can't Make This Up Kevin McCarey delivers a simultaneously touching and hilarious, deeply personal memoir of the last era of “stick-ship” mariners. He observes with clear eye and keen ear of the actions & motives of the generation that followed the heroic, but unheralded WW II cohort of merchant seamen. This gener. Dennis P Schroeder said A true sea story. A remarkable story of life and experiences as a young man growing up going to sea, both as a Cadet and Merchant Marine Officer. For those that have been there, as I have, a familiar tale. For those that haven't, a completely entertaining tale.
. --Geoff Luck, Executive Producer, National Geographic.There is more to Oceans Apart than wonderfully written sea stories, McCarey manages to convey the eternal youthful optimism, the sense of wonder and adventure that has seen many a boy go down to the sea, only to return a man. Crammed with situations both wildly funny and at times acutely dangerous, McCarey's enthralling story will capture his readers' hearts and minds as they travel with him through exotic sightings and harrowing experiences they will never forget. --Rosemary Daniell, NY Times best-selling author, Sleeping with SoldiersFrom the boisterous anarchy of his hardscrabble home in the Hudson Valley through his far-ranging exploits as a young seaman in the merchant marine, McCarey's tales are festive adventures, lively and mischievous, soulful and sincere. --John Kretschmer, NY Times best-selling author
Kevin McCarey had worked as a merchant marine deck officer and oceanographer when he quit life at sea to study filmmaking at the University of Oregon. . He has also written and supervised films for National Geographic, including Dolphins: The Wild Side, Roar! One Man's Pride, Sea Monsters, and Tigers of the Snow. His documentary Trumpet of Conscience and narrative short San Juan Story were both Academy Award semi-finalis
Kevin McCarey's memoir portrays the life of a young man who, armed only with his own youthful intrepidness, finds himself sailing on American merchant ships to adventures beyond his wildest imaginings. Oceans Apart is a story for anyone who has ever been struck by wanderlust. The stories of his flamboyant, half-cocked Irish-American family are as fraught and funny as the adventures overseas. Just as revealing are the flashbacks to the author's home turf, the Hudson River Valley. McCarey shipped out during turbulent times, and his voyages range from delivering high explosives to Vietnam in floating rust buckets, to weathering a ferocious Atlantic hurricane in a dilapidated tanker. Oceans Apart: the Wanderings of a Young Mariner is a warm and compelling memoir; equal parts a rollicking sea yarn, an exotic travelogue and a classic coming-of-age story.. But for all the terrifying dangers, McCarey writes with a deep passion for the blue majesty of the ocean world. It is the characters he meets that ultimately illuminate what it means to explore the world: the Portuguese street girl he weds for a day -- the Italian villagers who steer him from certain dan