Welcome to our book review site go-pdf.online!
You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
Shipping for Profit
None
A Stevedore's Tale
"I was freaking out on top of the pier under the boat's bottom. I was lying on my stomach, facing the ground I then saw my spirit leave my body in a flash I then heard a voice saying go back, go back, your number is not on the board -- go back." This is a tale of miscalculation, horror, and ultimately of human courage as William James finds the strength within himself to save his fellow workers who are struggling in the water. "The Stevedore's Tale" is an action/adventure more startling than any movie, than any work of fiction.
The Stevedores - What Lies They Tell
The winter of 1960 was cold and the life near water was unpleasant for the poor souls who had to make a living working full-time at the Nosemelc, New Jersey shipyard. You could here the horn blaring throughout the terminal compound while simultaneously a yellow light would begin blinking on and off letting everyone know that they had to be at their stations before the light went dark. It was a signal that was most dreaded unless it was a red light, then you knew that danger was looming. Big John J. Agniszak is his name, a 6'4" bully from Trenton, New Jersey with ties to some unsavory characters. He has held his position for the past 10 years as the general manager of the shipyard like a gangster, with his willingness to do some shady things to hold his power, with either money, influence or just fear.
Wharf Management
Excerpt from Wharf Management: Stevedoring and Storage This is the fifth volume of a series dealing with the business of ocean shipping and transportation. The first volume, Ocean Steamship Traffic Management, by Professor G. G. Huebner, bore the following Editors' Preface: "This volume upon the management of ocean steamship traffic is the first of a series of manuals designed to assist young men in training for the shipping business. The necessity for such a series of manuals became evident when, as a result of the Great War, the tonnage of vessels under the American Flag was, within a brief period, increased many told. To carry on the war, and to meet the demands of ocean commerce after th...
Tales of London Docklands
An anthology of true stories, drawn from Henry Bradford's personal experience as a Registered Docker in the Port of London - when traffic through the docks was at its peak.
WHARF MANAGEMENT
None
Captain Ben's Book
None
