"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
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
Inhaltsangabe
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
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
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