{"product_id":"hard-on-the-wind-russ-hofvendahl-9781574091946","title":"Hard on the Wind: The True Story of a Boy Who Went to Sea and Came Back a Man","description":"As the San Francisco waterfront struggled in the grip of the Great Depression, fifteen-year-old Russ Hofvendahl talked his way aboard an old fashioned four-masted schooner and sailed out beyond the Golden Gate Bridge to catch cod in the Bering Sea. Full of laconic candor, Hard on the Wind recounts this formative journey with vivid anecdotes depicting a world that exists today only in memory. Featuring many period photos of the ship and crew, Hofvendahl's compelling narrative of seafaring adventure relates the difficult lessons he learned while crashing through raging seas, dodging bloody fights in the fo'c's'le, handlining for cod, navigating through blind fog, and mourning a lost shipmate. Aglow with warmth and humor, Hofvendahl's memoir captures both the romance and reality of the seafaring life, and constitutes a truly unique coming-of-age tale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russ Hofvendahl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1574091948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781574091946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheridan House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.42w x 0.75d","brand":"Russ Hofvendahl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939720921343,"sku":"9781574091946","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b21ec963-ee22-414e-a1f4-0b1a6cb4b102.jpg?v=1681443114","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hard-on-the-wind-russ-hofvendahl-9781574091946","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}