In this sequel to Takashi's Voyage: The Wreck of the Sindia (ISBN 0-945582-24-2), the shanghaied Japanese boy, Takashi, finds his way back home to Kobe, Japan. His resilience and courage are
evident as he begins this journey alone on the rough docks of New York City's South Street Seaport in 1901. The captain of a Maine schooner and his son befriend him, Takashi sails with them to
Maine, and he experiences further maritime adventures as the cabin boy aboard the newly commissioned Standard Oil ship Astral, which is sailing for the Far East. The book includes a nautical
glossary, a cookie recipe, and an author's note about the difference between fact and fiction in a historical novel.
