The Way of a Ship
A Square-Rigger Voyage in the Last Days of Sail
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Fish & Ocean Life, Oceans & Seas, Sports, Water Sports, Sailing, History, Modern, 19th Century
| Author: | Derek Lundy | ISBN: | 9780062283436 |
| Publisher: | Ecco | Publication: | March 5, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Ecco | Language: | English |
| Author: | Derek Lundy |
| ISBN: | 9780062283436 |
| Publisher: | Ecco |
| Publication: | March 5, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Ecco |
| Language: | English |
When, as a young man in the 1880s, Benjamin Lundy signed up for duty aboard a square-rigged commercial sailing vessel, he began a journey more exciting, and more terrifying, than he could have ever imagined: a treacherous, white-knuckle passage around that notorious "graveyard of ships," Cape Horn.
A century later, Derek Lundy, author of the bestselling Godforsaken Sea and an accomplished amateur seaman himself, set out to recount his forebear's journey. The Way of a Ship is a mesmerizing account of life on board a square-rigger, a remarkable reconstruction of a harrowing voyage through the most dangerous waters. Derek Lundy's masterful account evokes the excitement, romance, and brutality of a bygone era -- "a fantastic ride through one of the greatest moments in the history of adventure" (Seattle Times).
When, as a young man in the 1880s, Benjamin Lundy signed up for duty aboard a square-rigged commercial sailing vessel, he began a journey more exciting, and more terrifying, than he could have ever imagined: a treacherous, white-knuckle passage around that notorious "graveyard of ships," Cape Horn.
A century later, Derek Lundy, author of the bestselling Godforsaken Sea and an accomplished amateur seaman himself, set out to recount his forebear's journey. The Way of a Ship is a mesmerizing account of life on board a square-rigger, a remarkable reconstruction of a harrowing voyage through the most dangerous waters. Derek Lundy's masterful account evokes the excitement, romance, and brutality of a bygone era -- "a fantastic ride through one of the greatest moments in the history of adventure" (Seattle Times).
