Description
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).
Author: Derek Lundy
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 03/30/2004
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.32w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780060935375
ISBN10: 0060935375
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Sports & Recreation | Water Sports | Sailing
- History | Modern | 19th Century