Sharon Sites AdamsPacific Lady
The First Woman to Sail Solo Across the World's Largest Ocean
Sharon Sites Adams, Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year in 1969, is a popular speaker, making appearances and telling her story before various organizations and gatherings. Karen J. Coates is a journalist, a correspondent for Gourmet magazine, and a contributor to numerous publications, including Archaeology, the Christian Science Monitor, and Fodor's Travel Guides. She is the author of Cambodia Now: Life in the Wake of War.
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Alone
Part 1. Out to Sea
1. A Widow Finds the Sea
2. Fit for the Journey
3. The First Sail
4. Storm
5. Whispers at Sea
6. A Life to Ponder
7. A One-Hand Finish
Part 2. Adventure on Water
8. South Pacific Interlude
9. Queen Mary to Hollywood
Part 3. Across the Pacific
10. Another Sea Sharp
11. Alone Again on Water
12. Things Fall Apart
13. 74 Days, 17 Hours, 15 Minutes
14. A Pink Return
Part 4. In the Wake of Fame
15. Sailing On
Glossary