Lieutenant Commander Roger Paul
Huff, USN (ret.) “has operated a wide variety of watercraft upon oceans, lakes, rivers, bayous, and ponds around the
world. After being raised on the Mississippi, careers in oceanography, meteorology, and information technology took him from
the Mediterranean to Micronesia. In 2002, he founded Write Aweigh, and this book reflects over a half century of boating,
writing, and eating experience.” Lieutenant Commander Roger Paul Huff is the author of Captain Bucko's
Galley Slave Cookbook: Fascinating Facts, Sea Stories, & 100+ Famous Recipes From Worldwide Ports Of Call; Captain Bucko’s
Nauti-Words Handbook: Fascinating Facts and Fables About the Origins of Hundreds of Nautical Terms and Everyday Expressions;
and, Captain Bucko's Water & Weather Handbook: An Entertaining And Easy-To-Read Collection Of Inside Information,
Fascinating Facts, Trivial Tidbits, and Helpful ... Make Your Voyages Safer And More Enjoyable.
According to the book description of
Captain Bucko's Galley Slave Cookbook: Fascinating Facts, Sea Stories, & 100+ Famous Recipes From Worldwide
Ports Of Call, “Captain Bucko’s Galley Slave Cookbook should be in the sea bag of every “galley
slave” from Finland to Fiji. It contains signature recipes from Ancient Rome, Greece, Portugal, Madagascar, the British
Isles, Colonial America and New England, the Deep South, the Caribbean, New Orleans and Cajun Country, the Great Lakes, Latin
America, famous river towns, Lake Tahoe, the West Coast, Alaska, the Philippines, and Polynesia; as well as some original
recipes from the so-called “Golden Age Of Piracy.” But it’s also fascinating and entertaining to read the
stories behind these dishes, from bordello breakfasts to boiled leather satchels.”
The MOAA said of Captain
Bucko’s Nauti-Words Handbook: Fascinating Facts and Fables About the Origins of Hundreds of Nautical Terms and Everyday
Expressions, “Huff’s book sets a new standard for content and readability. Sea dogs and pollywogs
alike find its captivating sea stories, practical information, and intriguing backgrounds of puzzling nautical terms and common
sayings presented in a style that is entertaining, informative, and fun to read.”
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