Call of the Open Sea Photos
Photos mentioned in and associated with the book
The following are pictures mentioned in and associated with the memoir titled Call of the Open Sea, an autobiography by Michel Adrien, and translated into English by his grandson C.J. Adrien (me).
From the inside cover: This is one of those stories that sounds so improbable that, were it fiction, we would think it unbelievable. But it's a true story. Michel Adrien’s autobiographical memoir chronicles his extraordinary journey from the war-torn countryside of rural France—where he grew up under German occupation—to becoming one of the 500 wealthiest men in the nation. Leaving behind a life of poverty and wartime scarcity, Adrien embarked on a bold venture into West Africa, where he built a commercial empire that played a pivotal role in the economic development of several post-colonial West African countries.
Remarkable achievements mark Adrien’s life: from becoming a champion tuna fisherman and the first European to employ a mixed African-European crew to facing down Russian economic i…
