Year: 2018 Language: English Author: Kennedy M.T. Genre: Historical Publisher: Islandport Press ISBN: 978-1-944762-40-7, 978-1-944762-22-3 Format: PDF, EPUB Quality: eBook Pages count: 250 Description: In this fast-paced and rollicking book, author Maxwell Taylor Kennedy takes readers on a wild ride as he relates the harrowing voyage to deliver his boat, Valkyrien, a 90-foot dilapidated wooden schooner, from San Francisco to Washington, DC. From day one, Kennedy and his skeleton crew face difficult odds and personal danger in their quest to make the crossing. Rich in nautical detail and humor, Kennedy recounts his adventure―its pleasures and perils―as he encounters never-ending technical problems and a hilarious cast of characters. As everything goes wrong and trouble and losses mount, Kennedy must rely on instinct and a lifetime of sailing experience to endure, steered by the love of his family, his respect for the sea, and his admiration for those who dare to venture far from shore. Additional info: About the Author Maxwell Taylor Kennedy is a sailor, attorney, historian, and teacher. He is the author of Danger's Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her, and the best-selling compilation, Make Gentle the Life of this World: the Vision of Robert F. Kennedy and the Words that Inspired Him. He lives with his family in California and Cape Cod.
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Sea Change - A Man, A Boat, A Journey Home
Language: English
Author: Kennedy M.T.
Genre: Historical
Publisher: Islandport Press
ISBN: 978-1-944762-40-7, 978-1-944762-22-3
Format: PDF, EPUB
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 250
Description: In this fast-paced and rollicking book, author Maxwell Taylor Kennedy takes readers on a wild ride as he relates the harrowing voyage to deliver his boat, Valkyrien, a 90-foot dilapidated wooden schooner, from San Francisco to Washington, DC. From day one, Kennedy and his skeleton crew face difficult odds and personal danger in their quest to make the crossing. Rich in nautical detail and humor, Kennedy recounts his adventure―its pleasures and perils―as he encounters never-ending technical problems and a hilarious cast of characters. As everything goes wrong and trouble and losses mount, Kennedy must rely on instinct and a lifetime of sailing experience to endure, steered by the love of his family, his respect for the sea, and his admiration for those who dare to venture far from shore.
Additional info: About the Author
Maxwell Taylor Kennedy is a sailor, attorney, historian, and teacher. He is the author of Danger's Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her, and the best-selling compilation, Make Gentle the Life of this World: the Vision of Robert F. Kennedy and the Words that Inspired Him. He lives with his family in California and Cape Cod.
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