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PublisherGlobe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-101585745146
ISBN-139781585745142
eBay Product ID (ePID)2307577
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Book TitleGreatest Sailing Stories Ever Told : Twenty-Seven Unforgettable Stories
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicSailing, Sea Stories
GenreSports & Recreation, Fiction
AuthorChristopher Caswell
Book SeriesGreatest Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight20 oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-040947
Reviews"Some of the most compelling writing in the history of man and the sea is embraced in this one volume. It will keep you aloft on the yard till dawn. This book is awash with entertaining narratives." --Southern Boating, "This book is a wonderful way to become acquainted with some of the most widely read literature of the seas."--Sail magazine "A wonderful, salt-stained book packed with bite-sized excuses for setting sail and leaving it all behind."--Orlando Sentinel "Every once in a while, a book publisher comes up with a great concept for a series of books that deserve more than superficial recognition. Such a series is "The Greatest (fill in the blank) Stories Ever Told", anthologies that should win places on many bedside tables. On the long winter nights that lie ahead, such stories make great reading." --The Lexington County Chronicle "Caswell has made a wonderful, salt-stained book packed with bite-size excuses for setting sail and leaving it all behind."--The San Diego Union-Tribune (Book Review section) "This anthology is a treasure trove. Whether your reading fascination is square-riggers, ocean-racing yachts, or globe-girdling cruisers, these stories will bring the taste of salt spray and the feel of a warm wind against a full spread of sail. This is perfect evening reading for a snug berth onboard, while waiting through the winter for the sailing season to return, or for reading aloud while under sail."--Sea Classics, "Some of the most compelling writing in the history of man and the sea is embraced in this one volume. It will keep you aloft on the yard till dawn. This book is awash with entertaining narratives." -- Southern Boating
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Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal823.008/032162
SynopsisThe Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told Twenty-seven Unforgettable Stories Edited by Christopher Caswell For thousands of years, man has sailed into battle, sailed for rumored wealth, and sailed for pure adventure. And for nearly as long, stories about the sea have entertained, intrigued, and inspired readers. The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told brings together some of the most compelling writing of the millennium. Here is Peter Goss's wrenching narrative of incredible courage in the world's most desolate ocean; Ernest Shackleton's understated and awesome account of one of the most daring small-boat journeys ever taken, where failure meant certain death for his long-suffering crew. But sailing is much more than headlong dashes into roaring seas. You'll also find William F. Buckley, Jr. on idyllic cruising; James Thurber on the arcane and often impenetrable language of sailors; the legendary Joshua Slocum on sailing along around the world. The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever told is a treasure trove: tears, adrenaline, laughter, and adventure abound. With contributions from: James Thurber William F. Buckley, Jr. Ann Davison Sterling Hayden Ernest Shackleton Tristan Jones Samuel Eliot Morrison Joshua Slocum E.B. White C.S. Forester Cleveland Amory Weston Martyr Peter Goss f0 David Kasanof
LC Classification NumberPR1309.S4G85 2004
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Fabulous se stories
Even if you are not a sailor, you'll love this complication of some of the greatest tales of human accomplish in modern times.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
