A Speck on the Sea: Epic Voyages in the Most Improbable Vessels

by William Longyard

Overview

"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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071440295
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	07/27/2004
Edition description:	Net
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.03(d)

About the Author

William H. Longyard (Winston-Salem, NC) has paddled, rowed, and sailed small boats for 25 years. A high school English teacher, he has published several books and written articles for boating journals.

Table of Contents

Introduction
63 A.D. - Sixteenth Century / The Fogbound Past
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries / Two Desperate Escapes
1865 - 1876 / Victorian Venturers
1876 - 1900 / The Paths of Glory
1900 - 1920 / A World to Conquer
1920 - 1930s / Lovers and Other Losers
The 1940s / Big Feat, Little Notice
The 1950s / Goofy and Gallant
The 1960s / Doing Your Own Thing
The 1970s / The Pursuit of Happiness
The 1980s / The Golden Decade
The 1990s / Records and Redux
The New Millennium / New Faces and Old
To Sea or Not to Sea / Conclusion
Appendix / Rowers and Other Strangers
Appendix / Other Notable Voyages
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

Editorial Reviews

"A gripping compendium of noteworthy small-boat voyages made over the centuries."

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