Sterling Hayden was at the peak of his career as a movie star when he suddenly quit. He walked out on Hollywood, walked out of a shattered marriage, defied the courts &, broke & an outlaw, set sail with his four children in the schooner Wanderer, bound for the South Seas. Once a Grand Banks fisherman & a mate & captain on sailing ships, Hayden had become dissatisfied with his Hollywood career. His attempt to escape launches this autobiography. It is the inspirational story of a complex & contradictory man, a rebel & a seeker, undefeated by his failure to find himself in love, drink or adventure in the South Seas. "His writing about the sea evokes echoes of Conrad & McFee, of London & Galsworthy. Beautifully done." Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles Times "A superb piece of writing.

Echoes from Poe & Melville to Steinbeck & Mailer. A work of fascination on every level." New York Post.