Deadweight: Owning the Ocean Freighter

by Max Hardberger

Paperback

Published October 1, 1994

About the author

Max has a B.A. in English from the University of New Orleans. As a post-graduate, Max attended the “Writers’ Workshop” at the University of Iowa. In 1972 he received a Master of Fine Arts in Fiction and Poetry.

At various times in his life, Max has worked as a ship captain, newspaper reporter, English and history teacher, crop duster, private investigator, maritime lawyer, flight instructor, ship surveyor, commercial aircraft pilot, sailing instructor, insurance adjuster, vessel repossession specialist, filmmaker, oilfield mud engineer, stuntman, ship breaker and even a drummer in a blues band.

His adventures have taken him throughout the world—from lawless ports in the Caribbean and the war-torn jungles of Central America to the once-forbidden city of Vladivostok—where he crossed paths with a veritable rogue’s gallery of characters, including Haitian rebels, modern-day Caribbean pirates, and Russian mobsters.

Author Photo © Michael Bono licensed under CC-SA.