William Longyard

Broschiertes Buch

A Speck on the Sea

Epic Voyages in the Most Improbable Vessels

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

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
• Seitenzahl: 375
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 154mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 521g
• ISBN-13: 9780071440295
• ISBN-10: 0071440291
• Artikelnr.: 22052457