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A fascinating chronicle of some of the most daring and foolhardy sea voyages ever attempted reconstructs epic voyages made in the tiniest vessels, from Diego Mendez’s rescue of Columbus to Peter Bird’s tragic cross-Pacific trek. 12,000 first printing.
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"A gripping compendium of noteworthy small-boat voyages made over the centuries."--John Harland, author of Seamanship in the Age of SailA Speck on the Sea chronicles the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest boats. These feats include:Diego Mendez's voyage to rescue ColumbusWilliam Okeley's escape from slavery in a folding rowboatErnest Shackleton's death-cheating journeysAnd more
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