Name/Title
The Tall VoyagersEntry/Object ID
BK003040Description
The book is a biography of Captain Barney Burnett and recounts his experiences aboard the four-masted bark Astral and the Dirigo (which was notably the first steel sailing ship built in the United States). It’s a classic piece of maritime history, famously detailing a harrowing journey where the Astral was dismasted at Cape Horn and the crew had to rerig the ship in gale conditions to reach San Francisco.
xii, 224 p. ; ill. ; 24 cm.Collection
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Book, Rankin, Claire, Seafaring life.Book Details
Author
Rankin, ClairePlace Published
City
Los Angeles, CARegion
Southern CaliforniaState/Province
CaliforniaCountry
USAContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1965Call No.
G530.B963R36 1965