Sailing with Vancouver
A Modern Sea Dog, Antique Charts and a Voyage Through Time
One man retraces the ancient voyages of Captain Vancouver alone in his sailboat in this updated edition of a classic travelogue.As Sam McKinney retraced the explorations of Captain George Vancouver and his men from Puget Sound to Queen Charlotte Sound he wondered, Could I have been one of them?In the 1790s, Vancouver's crew rowed for long hours day after day, and camped on rocky beaches in all weathers to chart the intricate coastline for European colonial exploits. Two hundred years later, McKinney followed their ancient path in his 25-foot sailboat, anchoring where they did, meeting the same winds and waves, and sharing the link of vulnerab…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-77151-265-7
- EAN: 9781771512657
- Produktnummer: 32978695
- Verlag: Touchwood Editions
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 208 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'488 KB
- Auflage: 2. Auflage
Über den Autor
The late Sam McKinney was a journalist, a small-boat builder, a founder of outward-bound schools and a professional seaman. He was the author of several books, including Reach of Tide, Ring of History and Sailing Uphill. Royalties from the sales of this book will be donated to the Vancouver Maritime Museum.
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