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- catalog abstract "Throughout history, the bold, the desperate, and the foolhardy have dared the wide oceans in the tiniest of boats The unique and wonderful A Speck on the Sea looks back half a millennium to chronicle the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest boats--rowboats, canoes, tiny sailboats, even a pair of wooden floats strapped to one adventurer's feet. Driven by desperation, a spirit of adventure, or irrepressible exuberance, these amazing feats include: * Diego Mendez's voyage to rescue Columbus * William Okeley's 1639 escape from slavery in a folding rowboat * Hugo Vihlen's 1968 ocean crossing in the six-foot sailboat April Fool * Ernest Shackleton and William Bligh's death-cheating journeys * The tragic story of Peter Bird's attempt to row across the Pacific * And many more Never have sailors dared the sea in frailer boats. This fascinating history will appeal to sailors and landlubbers alike.".
- catalog contributor b12894228.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-360) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: Why Would Anyone Cross an Ocean in a Small Boat? -- 1. The Fogbound Past: 63 AD -- 16th Century -- 2. Two Desperate Escapes: the 17th and 18th Centuries -- 3. Victorian Venturers: 1865-1876 -- 4. The Paths of Glory: 1876-1900 -- 5. A World to Conquer: 1900-1920 -- 6. Lovers and Other Losers: 1920-1930s -- 7. Big Feat, Little Notice: the 1940s -- 8. Goofy and Gallant: the 1950s -- 9. Doing Your Own Thing: the 1960s -- 10. The Pursuit of Happiness: the 1970s -- 11. The Golden Decade: the 1980s -- 12. Records and Redux: the 1990s -- 13. New Faces and Old: the New Millennium -- Conclusion: To Sea, or Not to Sea: That is the Question -- App. Rowers and Other Strangers -- App. Other Notable Voyages.".
- catalog description "Throughout history, the bold, the desperate, and the foolhardy have dared the wide oceans in the tiniest of boats The unique and wonderful A Speck on the Sea looks back half a millennium to chronicle the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest boats--rowboats, canoes, tiny sailboats, even a pair of wooden floats strapped to one adventurer's feet. Driven by desperation, a spirit of adventure, or irrepressible exuberance, these amazing feats include: * Diego Mendez's voyage to rescue Columbus * William Okeley's 1639 escape from slavery in a folding rowboat * Hugo Vihlen's 1968 ocean crossing in the six-foot sailboat April Fool * Ernest Shackleton and William Bligh's death-cheating journeys * The tragic story of Peter Bird's attempt to row across the Pacific * And many more Never have sailors dared the sea in frailer boats. This fascinating history will appeal to sailors and landlubbers alike.".
- catalog extent "375 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Speck on the sea.".
- catalog identifier "0071413065 (hardcover)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Speck on the sea.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Camden, Me. : International Marine/McGraw-Hill,".
- catalog relation "Speck on the sea.".
- catalog subject "910.4/5 21".
- catalog subject "Adventure and adventurers.".
- catalog subject "G540 .L776 2003".
- catalog subject "Rowers.".
- catalog subject "Sailing.".
- catalog subject "Sea kayaking.".
- catalog subject "Seafaring life.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: Why Would Anyone Cross an Ocean in a Small Boat? -- 1. The Fogbound Past: 63 AD -- 16th Century -- 2. Two Desperate Escapes: the 17th and 18th Centuries -- 3. Victorian Venturers: 1865-1876 -- 4. The Paths of Glory: 1876-1900 -- 5. A World to Conquer: 1900-1920 -- 6. Lovers and Other Losers: 1920-1930s -- 7. Big Feat, Little Notice: the 1940s -- 8. Goofy and Gallant: the 1950s -- 9. Doing Your Own Thing: the 1960s -- 10. The Pursuit of Happiness: the 1970s -- 11. The Golden Decade: the 1980s -- 12. Records and Redux: the 1990s -- 13. New Faces and Old: the New Millennium -- Conclusion: To Sea, or Not to Sea: That is the Question -- App. Rowers and Other Strangers -- App. Other Notable Voyages.".
- catalog title "A speck on the sea : epic voyages in the most improbable vessels / William H. Longyard.".
- catalog type "text".