Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush

AsachildGeoffDyerspentlonghoursmakingandblotchilypaintingmodelfighterplanes.Soasanadult,naturallyhejumpedatthechancetospendaweekonboardtheaircraftcarriertheUSSGeorgeH.W.Bush.Partdefttravelogue,partunerringsocialobservation,andpartfinelyhonedcomedy,AnotherGreatDayatSeaistheinimitableDyer’saccountofhistimespentwanderingtheship’smazeofwalkways,hatches,andstairs,andtalkingwiththecrew—fromtheCaptaintotheship’sdentists.AlankyEnglishmaninadeeplyAmericanworld,Dyerbrilliantlyrecordsdailylifeaboardthisfloatingfortress,revealingittobeaprismforunderstandingasocietywheredisciplineandconformitybecomeformsofself-expression.AtthesametimeweareremindedwhyDyeriscelebratedasoneofthemostoriginalvoicesincontemporaryliterature.