Christopher L. Pastore

Temple to the Wind (eBook, ePUB)

Nathanael Herreshoff and the Yacht that Transformed the America's Cup

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In 1903, racing for the Americas Cup was no longer a gentlemans game it had become a race entangled with political tension and awesome, dangerous stakes. In this pivotal year, the two great rivals Britain and America raced head to head, with Britain determined to win with their privately funded Shamrock III, and Americas bravado backed up by Reliance. Reliance was a yacht like no other a work of beauty carrying more sail than any single-masted boat before. Some believed that the boat towering 190 feet above the water was simply too dangerous, but the race called for such staggering risk.Pastore brings life to this strikingly astounding vessel from conception, to construction, to the hair-raising trials at sea. It is simply one of the most exciting sea tales ever told.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781493083350
• Artikelnr.: 72476581

Autorenporträt

Christopher Pastore, a native Rhode Islander, grew up sailing and racing on Narragansett Bay. He holds an MFA in creative writing from New School University and a Ph.D. in American History from the University of New Hampshire.