Few people would want to test their mettle in an ice-encrusted boat
with Ernest Shackleton, sail the Straits of Magellan with Joshua
Slocum, or watch with Owen Chase as an angry whale sends his ship to
the bottom, thousands of miles from the nearest land. But it's quite
another thing to read these true accounts while settled into a
favorite chair. Shackleton and Chase persevered in the face of
travails that would have given even Job pause. Their stoic accounts
are stronger and more dramatic for their total lack of affection,
their frankness, and their lack of ego. Their gripping stories are
custom made for the imaginative reader who seeks adventure in a more
controlled environment, safe and warm, and well fed. Civilized readers
with their armchairs anchored firmly to the living room floor. Rich in
drama and history, here are fifteen stories that will entertain,
inform, and inspire--enduring stories that have attracted generations
of readers. With contributions from: William Shakespeare Aaron Smith
Joseph Conrad Erskine Childers Joshua Slocum James Fenimore Cooper
Herman Melville Richard Henry Dana Jerome K. Jerome Edgar Allan Poe
Richard Hakluyt Robert Louis Stevenson Owen Chase Ernest Shackleton
Les mer
Classic Sailing Stories
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781493008513
Publisert
2015
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Utgiver
Vendor
Lyons Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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