Author: Dorothy Richardson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780708917145
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The Quest of Simon Richardson
Author: Dorothy Richardson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780708917145
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780708917145
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The Quest of Simon Richardson
Author: Dorothy Richardson
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
ISBN: 9780575038530
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Traces the life of Richardson, whose ship, En Avant, disappeared on its way to the Antarctic
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
ISBN: 9780575038530
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Traces the life of Richardson, whose ship, En Avant, disappeared on its way to the Antarctic
The Last Hero
Author: Tim Madge
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898864526
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Biography of the sailor, mountaineer, and adventurer, called perhaps the greatest explorer of the twentieth century.
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898864526
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Biography of the sailor, mountaineer, and adventurer, called perhaps the greatest explorer of the twentieth century.
The Eight Sailing/mountain-exploration Books
Author: Harold William Tilman
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898861433
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
Mischief in Patagonia; Mischief Among the Penguins; Mischief in Greenland; Mostly Mischief; Mischief Goes South; In Mischief's Wake; Ice with Everything; and Triumph and Tribulation.
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898861433
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
Mischief in Patagonia; Mischief Among the Penguins; Mischief in Greenland; Mostly Mischief; Mischief Goes South; In Mischief's Wake; Ice with Everything; and Triumph and Tribulation.
The Alpine Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alps
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alps
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Shipton and Tilman
Author: Jim Perrin
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409021408
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Using unpublished diaries, Jim Perrin, the acclaimed author of The Villain and Menlove, tells the story of the greatest exploring partnership in British history. In the 1930s Tilman and the younger Shipton pioneered many routes in Africa and the Himalayas and found the key to unlocking Everest. They crossed Africa by bicycle, explored China with Spender and Auden, journeyed down the Oxus River to its source and, with no support, opened up much of the Nepalese Himalaya. In the words of Jim Perrin, 'The journeys of discovery undertaken through two decades by this pair of venturesome ragamuffins are unparallelled in the annals of mountain exploration.' Jim Perrin writes of his source-material: 'These unpublished diaries, journals, and extensive correspondence have not previously been used to present a portrait of the most productive friendship in the history of mountain exploration. What they reveal is, in Shipton's phrase, "a random harvest of delight" gathered by two uniquely bold and engaging characters from the great mountain ranges of the world during the golden era of their first western exploration. Between geographical excitement, the nature of arduous travel in difficult and uncharted terrain throughout a lost epoch, and the quirkiest and most stimulating of friendships, the theme is a gift, and one that has long been waiting for adequate treatment'.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409021408
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Using unpublished diaries, Jim Perrin, the acclaimed author of The Villain and Menlove, tells the story of the greatest exploring partnership in British history. In the 1930s Tilman and the younger Shipton pioneered many routes in Africa and the Himalayas and found the key to unlocking Everest. They crossed Africa by bicycle, explored China with Spender and Auden, journeyed down the Oxus River to its source and, with no support, opened up much of the Nepalese Himalaya. In the words of Jim Perrin, 'The journeys of discovery undertaken through two decades by this pair of venturesome ragamuffins are unparallelled in the annals of mountain exploration.' Jim Perrin writes of his source-material: 'These unpublished diaries, journals, and extensive correspondence have not previously been used to present a portrait of the most productive friendship in the history of mountain exploration. What they reveal is, in Shipton's phrase, "a random harvest of delight" gathered by two uniquely bold and engaging characters from the great mountain ranges of the world during the golden era of their first western exploration. Between geographical excitement, the nature of arduous travel in difficult and uncharted terrain throughout a lost epoch, and the quirkiest and most stimulating of friendships, the theme is a gift, and one that has long been waiting for adequate treatment'.
Last Voyages
Author: Nicholas Gray
Publisher: Fernhurst Books Limited
ISBN: 1909911933
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Looking back at the lives and sailing careers of some of our lifetime's finest yachtsmen, this collection of eleven original, moving accounts is just as much a celebration of the good – tales of hope, achievement and courageous spirit – as it is an account of their tragic final voyages. Included are world-renowned racers, like Eric Tabarly and Rob James, highly experienced cruisers and adventurers, like Peter Tangvald and Bill Tilman, and the notoriously ill-prepared Donald Crowhurst, as well as other famous and some less well-known sailors. Starting with the sad loss of Frank Davison and Reliance in 1949, the book concludes with the amazing last voyage of Philip Walwyn in 2015 – crossing the Atlantic single-handed in his 12 Metre yacht Kate. All of the men and women described were friends with or known to the author, Nicholas Gray, who himself competed in several short-handed long distance races, where he met and raced against many of these fascinating characters. Peppered with photographs showcasing the sailors and their yachts, this is a refreshing look at those who have helped to shape this sport's history, honouring their lives and accomplishments before detailing their tragic last voyages.
Publisher: Fernhurst Books Limited
ISBN: 1909911933
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Looking back at the lives and sailing careers of some of our lifetime's finest yachtsmen, this collection of eleven original, moving accounts is just as much a celebration of the good – tales of hope, achievement and courageous spirit – as it is an account of their tragic final voyages. Included are world-renowned racers, like Eric Tabarly and Rob James, highly experienced cruisers and adventurers, like Peter Tangvald and Bill Tilman, and the notoriously ill-prepared Donald Crowhurst, as well as other famous and some less well-known sailors. Starting with the sad loss of Frank Davison and Reliance in 1949, the book concludes with the amazing last voyage of Philip Walwyn in 2015 – crossing the Atlantic single-handed in his 12 Metre yacht Kate. All of the men and women described were friends with or known to the author, Nicholas Gray, who himself competed in several short-handed long distance races, where he met and raced against many of these fascinating characters. Peppered with photographs showcasing the sailors and their yachts, this is a refreshing look at those who have helped to shape this sport's history, honouring their lives and accomplishments before detailing their tragic last voyages.
The Mariner's Mirror
Author: Leonard George Carr Laughton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
The American Neptune
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A quarterly journal of maritime history.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A quarterly journal of maritime history.
A Supplement (1971-1986) to Robert G. Albion's Naval & Maritime History, an Annotated Bibliography, Fourth Edition
Author: Benjamin Woods Labaree
Publisher: Mystic Seaport Museum
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
This comprehensive annotated bibliography works and Ph.D. theses in the English language was compiled by a pioneering maritime historian, the late Robert Albion. This volume covers titles through 1970. Later works are contained in Benjamin Labaree's Supplement.
Publisher: Mystic Seaport Museum
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
This comprehensive annotated bibliography works and Ph.D. theses in the English language was compiled by a pioneering maritime historian, the late Robert Albion. This volume covers titles through 1970. Later works are contained in Benjamin Labaree's Supplement.