William H. Longyard: A Speck on the Sea

Cover: 9780071440295 | A Speck on the Sea | Epic Voyages in the Most Improbable Vessels

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Beschreibung

"A gripping compendium of noteworthy small-boat voyages made over the centuries."

--John Harland, author of Seamanship in the Age of Sail

A Speck on the Sea chronicles the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest boats. These feats include:

• Diego Mendez's voyage to rescue Columbus• William Okeley's escape from slavery in a folding rowboat• Ernest Shackleton's death-cheating journeys• And more

"A gripping compendium of noteworthy small-boat voyages made over the centuries."

--John Harland, author of Seamanship in the Age of Sail

A Speck on the Sea chronicles the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest boats. These feats include:

• Diego Mendez's voyage to rescue Columbus• William Okeley's escape from slavery in a folding rowboat• Ernest Shackleton's death-cheating journeys• And more

Über den Autor

William H. Longyard has published several books and has written numerous articles for boating, auto and airplane journals. He has also produced the video, Kayaking in Europe. He has been an English teacher at North Davidson High School for 15 years and is an avid boater and car enthusiast. HOMETOWN: Winston-Salem, NC

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2004
Genre:	Importe , Sport
Produktart:	Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik:	Hobby & Freizeit
Thema:	Wassersport& Segeln
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780071440295
ISBN-10:	0071440291
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Longyard, William H.
Hersteller:	McGraw-Hill Education
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 21 mm
Von/Mit:	William H. Longyard
Erscheinungsdatum:	26.09.2004
Gewicht:	0,555 kg