Alan Villiers Voyager of the Winds |
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| Author:
| Lance, Kate |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9872113-3-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2020 |
| Publisher: | Seabooks Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | AUD $12.00 |
Book Description:
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Australian journalist Alan Villiers sailed on the last giant merchant windjammers during the 1920s and 1930s, and his maritime writings and photographs made him world-famous. But he was not simply a voyager. At a pivotal moment in maritime history he worked aloft as a seaman and abaft as a master, observing and recording an age-old body of wisdom. The result was an extraordinary memorial: to the greatest sailing ships ever launched and to the talented man who loved them.
Australian journalist Alan Villiers sailed on the last giant merchant windjammers during the 1920s and 1930s, and his maritime writings and photographs made him world-famous. But he was not simply a voyager. At a pivotal moment in maritime history he worked aloft as a seaman and abaft as a master, observing and recording an age-old body of wisdom. The result was an extraordinary memorial: to the greatest sailing ships ever launched and to the talented man who loved them.