The Brendan Voyage [Lingua Inglese]: Sailing to America in a Leather Boat to Prove the Legend of the Irish Sailor Saints - Brossura

Severin, Tim

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0375755241 ISBN 13: 9780375755248

Casa editrice: Random House Publishing Group, 2000

Riassunto

Recounts the harrowing voyage of Timothy Severin and his crew across the North Atlantic in a thirty-six-foot leather boat, to prove the legend that a sixth-century Irish monk, St. Brendan, could have reached North America.

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Recensione:

"Enthralling!"--The Guardian

"An extraordinary explorer." --The Independent

L'autore:

Tim Severin, explorer, traveler, author, filmmaker, and lecturer, made his first expedition while he was still a student at Oxford: following the route of Marco Polo on a motorcycle. He has also re-created the journeys of Ulysses, Jason and the Argonauts, Sinbad, and Hsu Fu (which required sailing across the Pacific on a bamboo raft). He lives in Ireland.

Jon Krakauer is the author of Into Thin Air, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and Into the Wild. His work has appeared in many magazines, including Outside, Smithsonian, and National Geographic. He chose the books in the Modern Library Exploration series for their literary merit and historical significance--and because he found them such a pleasure to read.

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• Editore: Random House Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0375755241
• ISBN 13: 9780375755248
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 304