Roskolenko, Harry

Roskolenko was born on the Lower East Side of New York in 1907. He ran off to sea at the age of 13 and at 21 became a Third Mate, sailing between America and Europe. During World War II he sailed as a Second officer with the U.S. Army Transport Service on ships running between Australia, New Guinea and the South Pacific. Roskolenko is the author of various volumes of poetry, novels and travel books.

From the description of When the bottle's bloody empty, pet [manuscript]. 1943-1976. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225842760

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