A Voyage for Madmen
In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. It was a feat that had never been accomplished and one that would forever change the face of sailing. Ten months later, only one of the nine men would cross the finish line and earn fame, wealth, and glory. For the others, the reward was madness, failure, and death.In this extraordinary book, Peter Nichols chronicles a contest of the individual against the sea, waged at a time before cell phones, satellite dishes, and electronic positioning systems. A Voyage for Madmen is a tale of sailors driven by their own dreams and demons…
Mehr
CHF 20.50
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
L024:
Lieferbar in 24 Stunden
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-06-095703-2
- EAN: 9780060957032
- Produktnummer: 19439898
- Verlag: Harper Collins (US)
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 336 S.
- Ausstattung: Trade Paperback
- Masse: H20.4 cm x B13.7 cm x D2.2 cm 252 g
- Gewicht: 252
Über den Autor
Peter Nichols is the author of the national bestseller A Voyage for Madmen and two other books, Sea Change: Alone Across the Atlantic in a Wooden Boat, a memoir, and the novel Voyage to the North Star. He has taught creative writing at NYU in Paris and Georgetown University, and presently teaches at Bowdoin College. He is lives in Maine with his wife and son.
41 weitere Werke von Peter Nichols:
Bewertungen
Anmelden