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(0)Paul Heiney
Author
Publisher
Adlard Coles Nautical
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Britain is an island nation, and much of the land's history has been influenced by the seas and those who have conquered them. This book celebrates British maritime history, featuring the harbours, famous ships and sailors who have became part of British folklore.
Author
Publisher
Thorpe, Isis
Pub. Date
2017
Description
BY THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE, MY SON HAD SAILED ABOARD A TALL SHIP ACROSS THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS. AT THE AGE OF TWENTY-TWO HE WROTE A POEM WHICH, ONCE HEARD, CAN NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. AT THE AGE OF TWENTY-THREE, HE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE. THIS IS WHAT I DID NEXT... Cape Horn is renowned as one of the most remote and bleak parts of the world: the sailor's Everest. Paul Heiney set off from England - alone - to rediscover his son's voice through the medium...
Author
Publisher
Adlard Coles
Pub. Date
2021
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Description
The writer and broadcaster Paul Heiney set sail from the east coast of England bound for Iceland, propelled by a desire to breathe the cool, clear air of the high latitudes, and to follow in the wake of generations of sailors who have made this often treacherous journey since the 13th century. In almost every harbour he tripped over maritime history and anecdote, and came face to face with his own past as he sailed north along his childhood coastline...