As the Sailor Loves the Sea Ballard Hadman 1951 Alaska Memoir Book Club Edition

As the Sailor Loves the Sea by Ballard Hadman is a vivid and diverting memoir of adventures in the Alaskan frontier. This 1951 Book Club Edition, published by Harper & Brothers, features illustrations by the author herself. The narrative follows Hadman's journey to Alaska where she stayed to marry a fisherman and raise a family, offering a colorful account of life keyed to adventure and the eternal battle with nature. The book includes decorative endpaper maps of the Alaskan coast. This vintage hardcover copy retains its original dust jacket, though it shows significant wear including tearing and tape repairs.