A SPECK ON THE SEA
Epic Voyages in the Most Improbable Vessels| By: | William Longyard |
| Publisher: | McGraw-Hill Professional |
| Print ISBN: | 9780071440295 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780071460095 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2005 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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"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