Temple to the Wind: Nathanael Herreshoff and the Yacht that Transformed the Americas Cup
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Temple to the Wind: Nathanael Herreshoff and the Yacht that Transformed the Americas Cup
Book Details
- Publisher
- Lyons Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- Artists, Architects & Photographers
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780762784356
- ISBN-10
- 0762784350
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ISBN: 0762784350
Author: Pastore, Christopher L.
Condition: New
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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Temple to the Wind: Nathanael Herreshoff and the Yacht that Transformed the Americas Cup
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