Buy a cheap copy of wanderer book by sterling hayden. Though very poor, attended prep school at wassookeag. Apr 09, 2020 find wanderer by hayden, sterling at biblio. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. On the outer edge of the pages there is a small smudge. Wanderer by sterling hayden 2018, paperback for sale online. In his 1963 autobiography, wanderer, hayden shares his seabound experiences with readers and provides an honest account of. Jan 14, 2020 wanderer by sterling hayden free mobi epub ebooks download.
May 24, 1986 sterling hayden, the handsome blond actor who played wholesome leadingman movie roles in the 1940s and 1950s and later weathered into a roughhewn solid character actor in films such as dr. He walked out on hollywood, walked out of a shattered marriage, defied the courts, and, broke and an outlaw, set sail with his four children in the schooner wanderer bound for the south seas. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading wanderer. I had no idea that the actor, sterling hayden, had even written a book let alone was a successful author. He walked out on hollywood, walked out of a shattered marriage, defied the courts, and, broke and an outlaw, set sail with his four children in the schooner wandererbound for the south seas.
Sterling hayden sacrificed his sailing dreams, a hollywood career, a marriage and his very name to aid communist rebels fighting the axis onslaught in yugoslavia. Wanderer by sterling hayden, 1963, knopf edition, in english 1st ed. If youre interested in the full story of that fantastic voyage, i recommend reading wanderer or mandels sterling hayden s wars. The quote is from haydens book wanderer and refers to sailing, but has since been hijacked by motorcycle enthusiasts.
Sterling hayden served as mate and captain aboard a number of sailing ships, and was a grand banks fisherman when hollywood offered him a screen test. Otherwise you are doomed to a routine traverse, the kind known to yachtsmen, who play with their boats at seacruising, it is called. Sterling hayden was a soldier, a sailor, an actor, a writer, a wanderer, a cocksman, and a bit of a blowhard. Revised edition with a new introduction and pictures. Wanderer book king county library system bibliocommons. Hayden was named sterling relyea walter when he was born in montclair, n. As a movie star who photographs well and is able to handle dialogue, sterling hayden made lots of money to live the good.
Sterling hayden was definitely a man of contrasts, which makes his life story very interesting to read even if you dont much like him. Wanderer to be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Mandels third book, a heavily researched, authorized biography titled sterling hayden s wars, tells the story of newburyport resident andrew hayden s late father, sterling hayden. He split his later years between a canal boat in paris and an apartment in sausalito where he wrote much of his novel, voyage. Hayden wrote the wanderer 1963 and then voyage 1976. Wanderer 1879, the last whaling ship built in mattapoisett, massachusetts, for which the wanderer massachusetts newspaper was named. When amateur actor turns novice author reason dictates that the same motive force is at work in both jobs the need for money. Sterling hayden was at the peak of his earning power as a star when he suddenly quit.
Newburyport author lee mandel has brought the story of renowned actor sterling hayden to life in his newly released book, something that has brought a local family much nostalgia in recent months. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Wanderer by sterling hayden 1998, paperback for sale online. If youre interested in the full story of that fantastic voyage, i recommend reading wanderer or mandels sterling haydens wars. He walked out on hollywood, walked out of a shattered marriage, defied the courts, broke as an. Wanderer is a fine narrative of the life of one of hollywoods top stars of the 1940s to 70s.
He walked out on hollywood, walked out of a shattered marriage, defied the courts, broke as an outlaw, set sail with his four children in the schooner wandererbound for the south seas. Wanderer is not a celebrity rendition of life on the lam with all the posh accoutrements. Wanderer was chartered and sailed twice more to the south seas with young crews of escapists. Since its publication in 1963 sterling haydens autobiography, wanderer, has. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and i hated for it to come to an end. Film actor hayden, who broke into print with wanderer, has written another elemental smash hit. The autobiographical book wanderer chronicles his rise to fame and his controversial escape from hollywood to the south seas. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let. Seen it several times over the past years during my adventure travel reading or nomadic wandering. March 26, 1916 may 23, 1986 was an american actor, author, and sailor. By twentytwo, he was the captain of his own brigantine.
Since its publication in 1963 sterling hayden s autobiography, wanderer, has been surrounded by controversy. Hayden took the part because he was broke due to legal bills related to his three. A florid, careening book, wanderer begins with a burst of enthusiasm evidently bred from haydens joy at having slipped free of hollywood. His go fuck yourself attitude led him on some crazy adventures, but he navigated with his heart, and earnestly sought truth and authenticity in his exploits. He has had three wives, including the famous film star, madeleine carroll. Haydens love of the sea, his hollywood success, his marriages and divorces, his vision of wartime heroism, and blacklist cowardice. He walked out on hollywood, walked out of a shattered marriage, defied the courts, broke as an outlaw, set sail with his four children in the schooner wanderer bound for. A leading man for most of his career, he specialized in westerns and film noir throughout the 1950s, in films such as john hustons the asphalt jungle 1950, nicholas rays johnny guitar 1954, and stanley kubricks the killing 1956. Sterling haydens tahiti voyage the sausalito historical society. He walked out on hollywood, walked out of a shattered marriage, defied the courts, broke as an outlaw, set sail with his four children in the schooner wandererbound. Since its publication in 1963, sterling haydens autobiography, wanderer, has been surrounded by controversy. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
Jun 26, 2019 wanderer set a course west for tahiti and sterling hayden, in violating the court injunction, became a fugitive from united states justice. Otherwise, you are doomed to a routine traverse, the kind known to yachtsmen who play with their boats at sea cruising it is called. He says they made him a lot of money but he lost most of it to the government in taxes. He walked out on hollywood, walked out of a shattered marriage, defied the courts, and, broke and an outlaw, set sail with his four children in. By the 50s, hayden was a reluctant movie star embroiled in a brutal custody battle with his exwife betty. He walked out on hollywood, walked out of a shattered marriage, defied the courts, broke as an outlaw, set sail with his four children in the schooner wanderer. Wanderer by sterling hayden and a great selection of related books. Sterling hayden, wanderer that quote is from the first few pages of haydens autobiography. Wanderer by sterling hayden and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Its beamed around a maine shipbuilding tycoons family and the horrors endured by a crew of shanghaied drunks bound from new york to frisco. A voluminous, energetic epic approximating the voyage of the states through the year 1896. The author was at the peak of his earning power as a movie star when he suddenly quit. Sterling sold her once and bought her back when fortunes turned. I heard about his book wanderer on turner classic movies, an autobiography written in the form of a novel.
Wanderer 1891, a fourmasted steel barque which inspired john masefields poem of the same name. Book recalls life of newburyport mans famous father. An autobiography hardcover 1963 by sterling hayden author. Echoes from poe and melville to steinbeck and mailer. Grew up in new hampshire, massachusetts, pennsylvania, washington d. Instead, i chose to read haydens own account in his critically acclaimed biography wanderer. Sterling hayden, wanderer that quote is from the first few pages of hayden s autobiography. Buy wanderer book online at low prices in india wanderer. Wanderer book by sterling hayden 5 available editions. He says they made him a lot of money but he lost most of. Nov 02, 2011 the quote is from hayden s book wanderer and refers to sailing, but has since been hijacked by motorcycle enthusiasts. The author sterling hayden was a card carrying bad ass.
The author was at the peak of his earning power as a. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Wanderer 1893, a san francisco pilot boat bought by sterling hayden and used for his voyage to tahiti. Sterling haydens tahiti voyage the sausalito historical. The movie actor with the face of a wooden vikingand the acting ability generally associated with that substancehas dropped the wheel of his famous schooner long enough to produce an autobiography. Adopted by stepfather james hayden renamed sterling walter hayden. For some, the idea sounds maniacal, but for former hollywood celebrity sterling hayden, it was a dream come true. Book recalls life of newburyport mans famous father local. The author has compiled a litany of accomplishment simply by writing about the lifestyle he loved best. These derelicts, temporarily removed from demon alcohol, face involuntary rehabilitation at sea on the maiden voyage of. Since its publication in 1963, sterling hayden s autobiography, wanderer, has been surrounded by controversy. He died in 1986 after a comeback as an actor in the godfather. The information for this essay is from the book sterling hayden s wars by lee mandel. Marz 1916 in upper montclair, new jersey als sterling relyea walter.
Wanderer by sterling hayden 2018, paperback for sale. Both books read like conrad and melville with hayden living the life of an adventurer before and after hollywood. Discovered by hollywood, he acted in more than forty motion pictures including the asphalt jungle and dr. Wanderer set a course west for tahiti and sterling hayden, in violating the court injunction, became a fugitive from united states justice. Wanderer by sterling hayden book cover, description, publication history. Sterling hayden tells his life story at least up until his famous cruise to tahiti but woven through it is a philosophy of ruggedness and determination some may say stubbornness.