Passage to Torres Strait
Four Centuries in the Wake of Great Navigators, Mutineers, Castaways and Beachcombers
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2006
John Murray Publishers Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7195-6497-0 (ISBN)
John Murray Publishers Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7195-6497-0 (ISBN)
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A thrilling single-handed voyage to the point where past meets present
In his early twenties Miles Hordern first crossed the oceans from the northern to the southern hemisphere, but the stretch between New Zealand and the Indian Ocean, guarded by the Torres Strait, eluded him for twelve more years. Past sailors attempting a passage through this mythical strait either drowned on the treacherous reefs or starved in open boats. Yet Miles Hordern was unable to resist its siren call. Passage to Torres Strait weaves together unravelled strands of history, and reveals that it was the castaways and beachcombers who left the most enduring legacies.
In his early twenties Miles Hordern first crossed the oceans from the northern to the southern hemisphere, but the stretch between New Zealand and the Indian Ocean, guarded by the Torres Strait, eluded him for twelve more years. Past sailors attempting a passage through this mythical strait either drowned on the treacherous reefs or starved in open boats. Yet Miles Hordern was unable to resist its siren call. Passage to Torres Strait weaves together unravelled strands of history, and reveals that it was the castaways and beachcombers who left the most enduring legacies.
Miles Hordern was born in 1965 and grew up in land-locked Worcestershire. He first went to sea at the age of nineteen in a 16-foot open boat bound from Cornwall to Africa; in 1990 he sailed single-handed from Britain to New Zealand. He has now crossed the Pacific four times under sail.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.6.2006 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 128 x 197 mm |
| Gewicht | 220 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| Reiseführer ► Australien / Neuseeland / Ozeanien ► Australien | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7195-6497-2 / 0719564972 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7195-6497-0 / 9780719564970 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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