A doghouse tale

By Bert Oldenhuis

Subjects: Merchant marine, Merchant mariners, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Fiction, Ships, Transportation, Maintenance and repair

Description: "A Doghouse Tale is the hilarious story of a motley crew sailing a ship held together by baling wire, paint, and a prayer. It touches on the deplorable condition of the US Merchant Marines in the 1960s, when a nation at war pressed old battle wagons such as the Flower Power into service, making those ships the laughingstock of the maritime world. It is also a moving story, showing that when the chips are down, a multicultural crew bands together as one to come to the aid of a shipmate" (page vii-viii).