Voyage: A Novel of 1896

ISBN: 0380017806

Author: Avon Books

"A magnificent epic of the sea and a dynamic portrait of turn-of-the-century America." -- Publishers Weekly "A rare son of sheer drive and vitality Hayden's wonderful 1976 novel is a historical page-turner with a social conscience. The book compares the treatment of the rich and poor as it juxtaposes the journeys of the pampered daughter of a shipping titan and the crew aboard one of her father's hellish barks. (Classic Returns, LJ 11/15/99) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. "Violent, colorful... you keep turning the pages to find out just what in the name of God is going to happen next." --Boston Globe "A book of savage beauty." --Boston Herald American "A rousing epic... Big, muscular, profane, cynical, romantic." --Chicago Daily News "Scuds through the emotions like a windjammer before a full gale." --Chicago Tribune "Solid, masterful writing that ranks the author with some of the giants of literature." --Houston Post "An elemental smash hit." --Kirkus Reviews "A well-crafted yarn, a narrative of energy and excitement... Hayden knows how to tell a story." --Los Angeles Times Book Review "A spellbinder." --New York Daily News "A rare sort of sheer drive and vitality carries this novel... a raw fury about class distinctions and privileges... strangely refreshing in our blase age." --New York Times Book Review "A story of extraordinary richness and power... Sterling Hayden here proves himself a master novelist. His prose is vivid and brawny, his characters come to individual life... At once a magnificent epic of the sea and a dynamic portrait of turn-of-the-century America." --Publishers Weekly "A fast-moving, heart-pounding saga... pure pleasure to read." --San Francisco Examiner "Hayden has created many strong characterizations in his story and has woven in major events and movements of the period... Voyage is basically a sea story, but its significance is much broader." --Seattle Times