Seawater One: Going to Sea!

This is the story of the son of an immigrant family from Germany. It follows many bumpy roads from the start, to his graduation from Admiral Farragut Academy, a prestigious Naval Preparatory School, and Maine Maritime Academy, a college-level Nautical Training institution. These are autobiographical stories of his early years. This book is straightforward and there are no holds barred. The reader will find many laughs as well as some tears in these tales, which start with this book and continue on as an interesting series, under separate covers. Captain Hank Bracker weaves fascinating yarns, whose tales are taken directly from his life and are guaranteed to entertain.

Author: Captain Hank Bracker
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 10/14/2017
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781482705751

About the Author
Captain Hank Bracker is a graduate of Admiral Farragut Academy in New Jersey and Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine. His graduate studies were in education at the State of Connecticut University System, as well as language studies at Brigham Young University and the SUNY University in New Paltz, New York. Hank was involved in labor relations for teachers as President of The Connecticut State Instructors' Organization. He is currently the President of CSEA/SEIU Chapter 425 of the Connecticut State Employees Association. He is also a member of The Military Officers Association of America, the Propeller Club of the United States and the Council of American Master Mariners. Working in the Maritime Industry, he was the Captain of Coastal Vessels for Farrell Lines International in Monrovia, Liberia, and Spentonbush Oil Transfer Company in New York City. With the U.S. Navy he served as the Port Captain for the Military Sea Transportation Service in New York Harbor. He was with the State of Connecticut for twenty-four years, as both a teacher and administrator. His military career spanned over forty years, first as a Commissioned Officer in the United States Naval Reserve and then later in the United States Army Reserve, where he served as an Officer with the Army Military Intelligence Corps. When he's not carrying out the garbage, or out on his boat, Captain Hank preserves and publishes exciting stories based on his life's experiences.

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