Before the Wind: True Stories About Sailing - David Gowdey

Before the Wind: True Stories About Sailing

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
288 Seiten
1994
TAB Books Inc (Verlag)
978-0-07-023756-8 (ISBN)
18,65 inkl. MwSt
Words of wisdom, humor, practical advice, and ripping yarns.Twenty-five selections from some of the world's most famous authors and sailors.Read about:

Joshua Slocum, the first man to sail around the world aloneRichard Henry Dana's extraordinary account of beginning a sailor's lifeTed Turner's racing strategyClare Francis on her transatlantic solo raceRobert Louis Stevenson's emigrant passage of North AmericaJack London sailing in Polynesia
Plus portraits of:

Dennis ConnerThomas LiptonJacques CousteauErnest ShackletonThe great schooner Bluenoseand more

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

DAVID GOWDEY: Introduction1. CASTING OFFANN DAVISON: Working on a DreamBUCKMINSTER FULLER: Naming a SloopJOSHUA SLOCUM: Slocum Sets Sail for the AzoresROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON: Steerage ScenesMICHAEL STADLER: The Psychological Situation at SeaRICHARD HENRY DANA: Rounding the CapeERNEST K. GANN: Song of the SirensRAYMOND CARVER: My BoatARTHUR HOPPE: Mutiny on La BoatFRANK MULVILLE: Girl Stella's Going2. CATCHING THE WINDPHILIP & BRIAN BACKMAN: BluenoseALEC WAUGH: Lipton's Last ChallengeWILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS: The YachtsTED TURNER & GARY JOBSON: The Racing EdgeDENNIS CONNER & PETER ISLER: Preparing to WinCRAIG NEFF: A Sea Dog Primes His GunsDUNCAN BRANTLEY: A Beauty's Second Launching3. COMING ABOUTRICHARD MUNSON: Cousteau, the PoetROBERT GOULD: How to Prepare for an Ocean VoyageCLARE FRANCIS: Woman AloneALFRED LANSING: EnduranceJACK LONDON: The High Seat of AbundanceSTEPHEN THOMAS: Ancient Navigators of the South SeasBERNARD MOITESSIER: Suicide Tack

Erscheint lt. Verlag 16.2.1994
Zusatzinfo 0 Illustrations
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 392 g
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Schiffe
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
ISBN-10 0-07-023756-5 / 0070237565
ISBN-13 978-0-07-023756-8 / 9780070237568
Zustand Neuware
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