Monday, April 30, 2012

Just read "Memoirs of a Loose Cannon" (one of the most aptly named books I've read). 


For anyone who has lived all or part of these times (it begins in the 20's), this is not a fast read. You are plunged into a world where all senses are alert, and need to be. Life is rough, but fulfilling - and a great part of the fulfillment is due to the adventure, and, yes, danger then. Humor reflects life; the jokes that begin many chapters are from rough and ready - and certainly not "politically correct" - times.

Branick's observations, on sea and land, are not only spot on, they are poetically descriptive. Pieces of maritime history, as seen through his microcosm are fascinating.

This is a man's memoir of a man's world from before our unisex times. http://www.amazon.com/Memoirs-Loose-Cannon-ebook/dp/B006QWD53K

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