Hand-bound with red tape spine and limp black board covers. Black and white photos throughout. This copy is an unpublished manuscript of Captain Niels Peter Thomsen's life from the years 1907-1939. It contains a version of the already published Voyage of the Barkentine Forest Dream with additional correspondences, information, and scanned documents. Part one consists of Thomsen's life between 1907 and 1927. Three poems at the beginning of the book titled Life, My Two Lives, and My Winter Prayer, as well as two poems at the end titled Torment and My Legacy, the latter of the two includes author's own illustrations, all signed by Thomsen. A handwritten dedication to Thomsen's grandson, Peter, is in the forward as well. 222 pp. 9 1/2 x 11 inches First Edition.
Title: Journey of an Impractical Heart, An Autobiography Book One 1907-1939
Edition: Limited Edition
Location Published: 1989
Book Condition: Very Good
Inscription: Signed
Categories: American History
Seller ID: 4857
Keywords: autobiography