Book Specs
Binding
Trade Paper
Publisher
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Published on
Aug 17, 2004
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
6.10x0.80x8.90 Inches
Weight
1.17 Pounds
About the Book
"A gripping compendium of noteworthy small-boat voyages made over the centuries."
--John Harland, author of Seamanship in the Age of Sail
A Speck on the Sea chronicles the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest boats. These feats include:
- Diego Mendez's voyage to rescue Columbus
- William Okeley's escape from slavery in a folding rowboat
- Ernest Shackleton's death-cheating journeys
- And more