The way of a ship - a square-rigger voyage in the last days of sail
Year: 2004 Language: english Author: Lundy D. @ B. Genre: History Publisher: Ecco ISBN: 0060935375 Format: EPUB Quality: eBook Pages count: 280 Description: When, as a young man in the 1880s, Benjamin Lundy signed up for duty aboard a square-rigged commercial sailing vessel, he began a journey more exciting, and more terrifying, than he could have ever imagined: a treacherous, white-knuckle passage around that notorious "graveyard of ships," Cape Horn. A century later, Derek Lundy, author of the bestselling Godforsaken Sea and an accomplished amateur seaman himself, set out to recount his forebear's journey. The Way of a Ship is a mesmerizing account of life on board a square-rigger, a remarkable reconstruction of a harrowing voyage through the most dangerous waters. Derek Lundy's masterful account evokes the excitement, romance, and brutality of a bygone era - "a fantastic ride through one of the greatest moments in the history of adventure" (Seattle Times). Additional info: Editorial Reviews Review “A tribute to the seamen of the Age of Sail.” (Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World) “The wealth and authority of this book make it a worthy companion to the very best histories on seafaring.” (Sunday Times (London)) About the Author Derek Lundy is the author of Godforsaken Sea: The True Story of a Race Through the World's Most Dangerous Waters. He lives in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, with his wife and daughter.
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The way of a ship - a square-rigger voyage in the last days of sail
Language: english
Author: Lundy D. @ B.
Genre: History
Publisher: Ecco
ISBN: 0060935375
Format: EPUB
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 280
Description: When, as a young man in the 1880s, Benjamin Lundy signed up for duty aboard a square-rigged commercial sailing vessel, he began a journey more exciting, and more terrifying, than he could have ever imagined: a treacherous, white-knuckle passage around that notorious "graveyard of ships," Cape Horn.
A century later, Derek Lundy, author of the bestselling Godforsaken Sea and an accomplished amateur seaman himself, set out to recount his forebear's journey. The Way of a Ship is a mesmerizing account of life on board a square-rigger, a remarkable reconstruction of a harrowing voyage through the most dangerous waters. Derek Lundy's masterful account evokes the excitement, romance, and brutality of a bygone era - "a fantastic ride through one of the greatest moments in the history of adventure" (Seattle Times).
Additional info: Editorial Reviews
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“A tribute to the seamen of the Age of Sail.” (Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World)
“The wealth and authority of this book make it a worthy companion to the very best histories on seafaring.” (Sunday Times (London))
About the Author
Derek Lundy is the author of Godforsaken Sea: The True Story of a Race Through the World's Most Dangerous Waters. He lives in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, with his wife and daughter.
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