The Way of a Ship [Idioma Inglés]: A Square-Rigger Voyage in the Last Days of Sail - Softcover

Derek Lundy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099286629 ISBN 13: 9780099286622

Verlag: Random House Uk, 2006

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Críticas:

"A seaman himself, Lundy interpolates his own experiences under sail, nicely contrasting modern-day standards and mindsets with 19th-century conditions and attitudes" (The Times)

"Lundy, too, has saltwater in his blood and his knowledge of the most arcane seafaring terms and traditions, coupled with careful research on 19th-century square-rigger voyages, makes this a tremendously elucidating, frequently thrilling read-he writes with verve and authority" (Sunday Telegraph)

"With this book Lundy leaps into the front ranks of maritime historians" (Sunday Times)

"An exceptionally rich and satisfying weave. Hoisting sail aboard his ship Beara Head in 1885, Lundy sails her on an enthralling voyage through maritime literature, history, sociology and folklore... Heir to the tradition of Dana, Melville and Conrad" (Jonathan Raban)

"Excellent... Lundy has researched the subject deeply and writes about it with feeling... Powerful, convincing and enthralling" (Times Literary Supplement)

Reseña del editor:

Benjamin Lundy crossed oceans under sail in the late nineteenth century and over one hundred years later Derek Lundy, his great-great nephew, has re-created that journey. In The Way of a Ship he places Benjamin on board the Beara Head with a community of fellow seamen as they perform the exhausting and dangerous work of sailing a square-rigger across the Atlantic and round Cape Horn.

Derek Lundy adorns his story of an extraordinary journey with a profound knowledge of the sea and sailing, and reminds us that the ocean voyage under sail is an overarching metaphor for life itself.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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• Verlag: Random House Uk
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0099286629
• ISBN 13: 9780099286622
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 464