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A Speck on the Sea: Epic Voyages in the Most Improbable Vessels
by Longyard, William H.; Longyard... | HC | VeryGood
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 0071413065
- Book Title
- Speck on the Sea
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- Travel, Transportation, Sports & Recreation, History
- Topic
- Sailing, General, Essays & Travelogues, Ships & Shipbuilding / General
- Item Weight
- 25.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
ISBN-10
0071413065
ISBN-13
9780071413060
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2480284
Product Key Features
Book Title
Speck on the Sea
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Sailing, General, Essays & Travelogues, Ships & Shipbuilding / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Transportation, Sports & Recreation, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
25.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-007479
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Decimal
910.4/5
Table Of Content
Introduction 63 A.D. - Sixteenth Century / The Fogbound Past Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries / Two Desperate Escapes 1865 - 1876 / Victorian Venturers 1876 - 1900 / The Paths of Glory 1900 - 1920 / A World to Conquer 1920 - 1930s / Lovers and Other Losers The 1940s / Big Feat, Little Notice The 1950s / Goofy and Gallant The 1960s / Doing Your Own Thing The 1970s / The Pursuit of Happiness The 1980s / The Golden Decade The 1990s / Records and Redux The New Millennium / New Faces and Old To Sea or Not to Sea / Conclusion Appendix / Rowers and Other Strangers Appendix / Other Notable Voyages Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
Synopsis
For the purpose of this book a 'small boat' (a.k.a. microboat) is defined by the author as one that is less than roughly twenty feet in length and is pushed to the extremes of its design limitations to complete a journey that spans great distances, often oceans. From the 16th century to present day, William Longyard takes the reader on a historic journey of the greatest small-boat voyages ever attempted. Some were successful, some ended in disaster. From the first documented long voyage of Diego Mendez's (Columbus' lieutenant) rescue; the 16th century Algerian slave, William Okeley, who escaped in a folding rowboat; and the bored office worker who, in the 1960's, captured the world's imagination with his 13-foot sailboat, Tinkerbelle, to the tragic loss of Peter Bird who, in the 1990's, died on his attempt to row across the Pacific, A Speck on the Sea recreates these awe-inspiring adventures in fascinating detail. The author spent six years researching this book, traveled to numerous maritime museums around Europe and the United States and interviewing a number of the sailors or their descendents. More than 100 photos (many given by the subjects profiled) and illustrations will acc, Throughout history, the bold, the desperate, and the foolhardy have dared the wide oceans in the tiniest of boats.
LC Classification Number
G540.L776 2003
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Excellent condition like new for used book thank you so much have a nice day.