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Last of the Cape Horners : Firsthand Accounts from the Final Days of the Commercial Tall Ships (Hardcover)

by Spencer Apollonio (Author) "Manned the capstan at 4 A.M..." (more)
Key Phrases: girt line, cro jack, easting down, Cape Horn, Herzogin Cecilie, Alan Villiers (more...)
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When we think of commercial sailing, most of us are apt to picture square-riggers as vessels of the nineteenth century or earlier. Yet the graceful, multi-masted beauties of our imaginations actually sailed on into the 1950s before they disappeared from the seas forever. Veteran sailor Spencer Apollonio has selected from little-known sources some of the best-written and most representative accounts of life aboard the last of these ships that sailed around the southern tip of South America --- the fabled "Cape Horners." Written by officers, crewmen, and passengers aboard American, British, and Finnish vessels, they provide a realistic picture of a maritime era the likes of which will not ever be seen again.

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An anthology of the most representative accounts of life onboard commercial square-rigged sailing ships in the final 50 years of their existence, arranged in the sequence of a voyage around the world. Outlines the general nature of commercial activities as well as everyday shipboard experiences. DLC: Seafaring life.

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Product Details
  • Hardcover: 296 pages
  • Publisher: Potomac Books Inc. (November 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 157488283X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1574882834
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #344,580 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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