To the Sea in Ships
by Al Mann

Biography of Captain Gilbert S. Aleman's, a.k.a. Al Mann, early part of his life.

You may know Al Mann only as magician and mentalist. He was also a master mariner, a captain in the merchant marines, who spent years on the sea. This is an autobiographical account of his life before he became a mentalist. There is some mention of gambling, John Scarne, and how Al Mann got into magic, which may be of particular interest to magicians.

• Chapter I First Impressions
• Chapter II Rumors of War
• Chapter III The School
• Chapter IV Of Pins and Heroes
• Chapter V Through the Golden Gate
• Chapter VI Passage To Pango
• Chapter VII The Southern Cross
• Chapter VIII Samoa
• Chapter IX Into the Antipodes
• Chapter X The War Zone
• Chapter XI Anchors Aweigh
• Chapter XII Of Wars and Dreams
• Chapter XII Alpha and Omega
• Chapter XIV Furicanes
• Chapter XV In The Eye of the Storm
• Chapter XVI The Liberators
• Chapter XVII The Battle For Leyte Gulf
• Chapter XVIII Thanksgiving Day
• Chapter XIX The Sea Hike
• In Memoriam