Review
...engagingly written - a truly fascinating collection of personal experiences in faraway places. It's all there and, boy, is it captivating! -- Los Altos Town Crier
A lavishly illustrated autobiography that spans the 20th century. As a 15-year-old German national, Friz went to sea when square-rigged sailing ships ruled the oceans. As a U.S. citizen and a professional seaman, he rose from deckhand to captain of merchant ships and U.S. military transports, eventually becoming Port Captain in the Military Sea Transportation Service, Pacific Area, a branch of the U.S. Navy. -- Publisher
A lavishly illustrated autobiography that spans the 20th century. As a 15-year-old German national, Friz went to sea when square-rigged sailing ships ruled the oceans. As a U.S. citizen and a professional seaman, he rose from deckhand to captain of merchant ships and U.S. military transports, eventually becoming Port Captain in the Military Sea Transportation Service, Pacific Area, a branch of the U.S. Navy. -- Publisher
