The Strange Last Voyage of Donald CrowhurstMcGraw-Hill Education, 21. maj 2003 - 304 sider The Sailor's Classics library introduces a new generation of readers to the best books ever written about small boats under sail In the autumn of 1968, Donald Crowhurst set sail from England to participate in the first single-handed nonstop around-the-world sailboat race. Eight months later, his boat was found in the mid-Atlantic, intact but with no one on board. In this gripping reconstruction, journalists Nicholas Tomalin and Ron Hall tell the story of Crowhurst's ill-fated voyage. |
Indhold
The Great Race | 21 |
FOUR | 50 |
Two Conflicting Testimonies | 89 |
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Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst Sailor's classics series |
| Forfattere | Nicholas Tomalin, Ron Hall |
| Udgave | illustreret, revideret |
| Udgiver | McGraw-Hill Education, 2003 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Indiana Universitet |
| Digitaliseret | 17. dec 2010 |
| ISBN | 0071414290, 9780071414296 |
| Længde | 304 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |