Captivating tale of true adventures recounts, with wry good humor, the hardships of a two-year voyage aboard a diminutive and leaky craft. Vital, colorful narrative transcends stormy seas and navigational doubts for breathtaking accounts of natural beauties and hospitality of South Pacific islands. Enhanced with 119 original photographs.
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Novelist, journalist, and social activist Jack London (1876–1916) rose from abject poverty to international fame. The bestselling, highest-paid, and most popular author of his era, London created a substantial body of work in his short life, drawing upon his experiences as a cannery worker, sailor, railroad hobo, and prospector.
I. FOREWORD II. THE INCONCEIVABLE AND MONSTROUS III. ADVENTURE IV. FINDING ONE'S WAY ABOUT V. THE FIRST LANDFALL VI. A ROYAL SPORT VII. THE LEPERS OF MOLOKAI VIII. THE HOUSE OF THE SUN IX. A PACIFIC TRAVERSE X. TYPEE XI. THE NATURE MAN XII. THE HIGH SEAT OF ABUNDANCE XIII. STONE-FISHING OF BORA BORA XIV. THE AMATEUR NAVIGATOR XV. CRUISING IN THE SOLOMONS XVI. BÊCHE DE MER ENGLISH XVII. THE AMATEUR M.D. BACKWORD
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Softcover. Condizione: Good. Barely 30 years old and the wildly popular author of The Call of the Wild, Martin Eden, and other successful novels, Jack London\'s determined to follow the example of his boyhood idol, Herman Melville, and explore the islands of the South Pacific. Accompanied by his wife and two crew members, London set sail from San Francisco in 1906 aboard the Snark, a custom-made 55-foot ketch.With wry good humor, London recounts both the exhilaration and hardship of a two-year voyage aboard a small, leaky craft. His vital, colorful narrative carries readers along with the intrepid crew through stormy seas, illness, and navigational uncertainty. These difficulties are counterbalanced by abundant rewards, including panoramic vistas of the natural beauties of Hawaii, Bora Bora, Tahiti, the Marquesas Islands, and other exotic locales. The hospitality of the South Pacific islanders proves even more overwhelming than the scenery; everywhere the Snark ventures, its crew is greeted with feasts, celebrations, and lavish expressions of goodwill.Enhanced with 119 original photographs, this rollicking blend of excitement and adventure represents one of the most interesting and best-written narratives of a sea voyage ever written. Related in the compelling voice of a master storyteller, The Cruise of the Snark promises a memorable reading experience for armchair sailors, old salts, and any lover of nautical adventure. Codice articolo AMPLE0486412482
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