Rocks and Shoals

By James Biggerstaff

Biggerstaff enlisted in the navy on the day after the Pearl Harbor attack. In his Rocks and Shoals, he describes his adventures on the USS Mattagorda, seaplane tender during the first two and a half years of World War II. From the navy's 200-year-old Articles for the Government of the Navy (the sailors called it "Rocks and Shoals") Biggerstaff learned how much the navy valued courage and determination. He had an abundance of both, plus hard work and full-bown patriotism. Biggerstaff's real battle was with himself, between his raging hormones and the teachings of his church. In his shrewd observations and charmingly-remembered conversations, you will discover what his life was like when he was 19 to 21, and he and his seafaring friends talked about girls and home and girls and shore leave and girls.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1511517425
• ISBN13: 9781511517423
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"