George H. Reid, author of Sea Tales From The Paradise Bar, is a Master Mariner and the author of seven books and many short stories and articles on marine subjects. Some of his books are used as texts at the maritime academies. > His career at sea began as a deckhand in the early 1940s. Working his way up, he became a licensed Merchant Marine officer at the age of twenty. During World War II he served in every area of that conflict: the Atlantic, Pacific, Caribbean, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Indian Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Captain Reid's diverse experience includes just about every aspect of mar...