repair in the yard; there are detailed accounts of how to make a gasket, scrape a bearing, align a crosshead slipper and how to hand crank li fe into the stalled engine of a flooded whaleboat. T hroughout , there is the mystical belief that an engineer should have an instinctive feelin g for the well being of the plant, even the idea that eng ines themselves have rights . McKenna 's writing is permeated by his appreciation for the aesthetics of machinery and hi s best prose is saved for the description of such things as the motion of a rec iprocating steam engine . Robert Shenk 's editorial comments bring the assorted works into perspective and Tom Freeman's excellent penci l sketches illu strate the ships in whic h McKenna served. RONALD R . BURKE As a young man Mr . Burke worked on steam ferries and freight boats out of Bremerton , Washington. Today he practices architecture in Seattle.
Engine Room Sea Stories , Charles Tillman (C. Tillman , 6029 Romany Road , Oakland , CA 946 18, 108pp, illus, $ 10hb/ppd) Engine Room Sea Stories is a real source of in format ion about American shipping from 193 1 to 1945 , written from the perspective of a young man who rose from wiper to chief engineer. His commentary covers employment practices, unionism, licensing and human relations aboard ship . But the heart of his writing is in the day-to-day operation of the heart of the vessel- the engines, boilers and auxiliary machinery. Mr. Tillman's experience spans coastwise and deep-sea voyages and includes service on fiv e Liberty ships in the combat years. As a former member of the black gang , l think thi s is a clear , detailed account of a neglected aspect of life at sea . You reall y smell the cy linder oi l, and yo u hear the clang of a wrench dropRRB ped on the floo r plates. A Northern Saga, Steven C . Lawrence (John Curley & Associates , South Yarmouth , MA, 1986 ( 1976 repr.) , 467pp, $ 18.95 hb/$ 16 .95 pb) Reading A Nothem Saga, the utter waste and horror of the Battle of the Atlantic was all brought home to me again . Technically , Lawrence has pictured the Liberty ship exactly. He has also captured the very essence of li fe in a Liberty ship at war. The dialogue is excell ent; the constant bitching , arguing and ranting in the crew's messroom has a loud rin g of authenticity. The officers are equally true to life , especially the Captain and the Cadet. SEA HISTORY, SUMMER 1987
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