The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told: Twenty-Seven Unforgettable Stories (Greatest) | 
|  | | | Title: | The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told: Twenty-Seven Unforgettable Stories (Greatest) | | Author: | Christopher Caswell (Editor) | | Publisher: | The Lyons Press | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 01 April, 2004 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 1592283195 / 9781592283194 | | List Price: | $14.95 | | You Save: | $4.78 | | Amazon Price: | $10.17 | |
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For thousands of years, man has sailed into battle, sailed for rumored wealth, and sailed for pure adventure. And for nearly as long, stories about the sea have entertained, intrigued, and inspired readers. The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told brings together some of the most compelling writing of the millennium. Here is Peter Goss's wrenching narrative of incredible courage in the world's most desolate ocean; Ernest Shackleton's understated and awesome account of one of the most daring small-boat journeys ever taken, where failure meant certain death for his long-suffering crew. But sailing is much more than headlong dashes into roaring seas. You'll also find William F. Buckley Jr. on idyllic cruising; James Thurber on the arcane and often impenetrable language of sailors; the legendary Joshua Slocum on sailing alone around the world.
The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told is a treasure trove: tears, adrenaline, laughter, and adventure abound. With contributions from:
- James Thurber -William F. Buckley Jr. - Ann Davison - Sterling Hayden - Ernest Shackleton - Tristan Jones - Samuel Eliot Morrison - Joshua Slocum - E. B. White - C. S. Forester - Cleveland Amory - Weston Martyr - Peter Goss - David Kasanof
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Customer Reviews:
• Enjoyable Assortment Of Stories 17 February, 2007
As a one-time sailor, I was taken back to the "old days" by many of these stories. Some are humourous, some awe inspiring, but I think most would be enjoyed by mariner and landlubber alike.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2YQLPXYR5THBY
• A Good Addition. 12 December, 2005
A broad selection of sea stories -- you have probably already read some of them -- combined as a collection of short stories. An enjoyable addition to an onboard library.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1QRD6MOFGZ2R5
• A Mish Mash Of Good And Not So Good Stories 11 January, 2007
Seems like the selection proccess of stopries was more what the publisher could get (probably cheap) than a good selection of really good stories. Sure there are some good ones (Like en excerpt from Pete Goss's book) but the continuity in the book totally lacks - and I haven't even finished the book yet after 4 months - and I love sailing books - normally cannot put them down if they are well written.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3RP2M6B3L1K7F
• Enjoyable Short Stories 16 October, 2005
a nice intro to many different authors. Very enjoyable. The greatest?
- Reviewed by customer ID: AAEBKLOVYYHVL
• Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told 12 January, 2008
This collection is hard to beat--it represents a broad cross-section of authors and provides enough sailing yarns to relate around the barbie for months to come!
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1W8RBQ7ANNO4H
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