My Maiden Cruise: The Adventure of an American Sailor

1970 ushered out a decade of events that some thought would tear America apart. An unpopular war in Viet Nam followed her into the new decade like the shadow of a bad omen. Riots in every major city in the North and violent peace rallies in the South divided America along racial lines. The assassination of three men many considered the greatest leaders America had ever produced, a young President, his chosen predecessor and a King of peace raised the question if America's best days were beh...