Alone Against the Atlantic
by Marlin Bree; Gerry Spiess
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0898935067
- ISBN 13
- 9780898935066
- Seller
-
New Castle, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Control Data Arts, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x0. Speiss, a Minnesota schoolteacher who planned and worked for six years to build the small sailboat that would carry him alone across the Atlantic Ocean, chronicles his preparations, frustrations, hardships, and achievement. Far more than an ordinary adventure tale, it is an intimate portrate of a man who dared to dream and make his dream come true. The book includes over 50 photographs, drawings, a map of Yankee Girl's transatlantic route, and appendicies that detail the amazing amount of equipment aboard Yankee girl, including navigational equipment and charts, communications equipment, safety and emergency equipment, tools and equipment, provisions, and clothing, toiletries, personal items and medical supplies.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU2020023392
- Title
- Alone Against the Atlantic
- Author
- Marlin Bree; Gerry Spiess
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0898935067
- ISBN 13
- 9780898935066
- Publisher
- Control Data Arts
- Place of Publication
- Minneapolis
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- 9x6x0
- X weight
- 18 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller
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New Castle, Colorado
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