A Thousand Days before the Mast

In these engaging stories, Jonfre Airington, a Kansas City, Missouri, native who miraculously survived spinal meningitis as an infant, went on to survive typhoons and battles in the Pacific during World War II. On aircraft carriers in the U. S. Navy, Airington describes his observations of the war from the crow's nest aboard ship, as well as the ordinary life of a teenager-turned-wartime sailor. The young veteran returns home to Kansas City in 1946. His homespun stories about work, education, love, marriage, and family keep the reader interested and wanting more.