{"product_id":"dont-go-into-town-tonto-9781398460379","title":"Don't Go Into Town, Tonto!","description":"Born just prior to the outbreak of World War II and inspired by his hero, a Captain of a firefighting vessel, the author joined the Royal Navy at 15 years of age, purely to experience the life at sea as told by his hero and the great wide mysterious world depicted in the Encyclopaedia. \u003cbr\u003eHugh shares the rigours of the training ship \"Ganges\", the excitement of his first war ship in the Mediterranean and several other drafts including being present at the Cyprus Emergency and the infamous Suez Crisis. This was also the time of his coming of age, the pain of unrequited love and the bewildering initiation by an older woman who should have known better. \u003cbr\u003eLife as a merchant seaman followed, expanding his horizons even further, eventually merging with the diaspora of eager sunseekers to Australia in 1963. Worked in a copper mine in Queensland before the sea beckoned once more. Then south to Tasmania and enjoyed a different sea life as a lobster fisherman. \u003cbr\u003eThe author shared many unexpected encounters with colourful characters and events which taught him life lessons in an entertaining, humorous and honest manner. \u003cbr\u003eA lusty account of a young recalcitrant, desperate to become a worthy human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugh Rose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Austin Macauley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781398460379","brand":"Austin Macauley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40650062889075,"sku":"9.7814E+12","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a41f33fa-53e1-43c4-8837-81061d5bd14c.jpg?v=1672843220","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/dont-go-into-town-tonto-9781398460379","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}