Desperate voyage : Donald Crowhurst, the London Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, and the tragedy of Teignmouth Electron /
Crowhurst made his own bed, and unfortunately he lay in it, too. He flew too close to the sun, and his story done right, as it is in Desperate Voyage, never grows old. Praise from Steven Callahan, New York Times bestselling author of Adrift Desperate Voyage provides readers precious insights through...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wickford, Rhode Island :
New Street Communications, LLC,
2016.
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| Summary: | Crowhurst made his own bed, and unfortunately he lay in it, too. He flew too close to the sun, and his story done right, as it is in Desperate Voyage, never grows old. Praise from Steven Callahan, New York Times bestselling author of Adrift Desperate Voyage provides readers precious insights through concentration on the backstory and how Crowhurst's basic personality drove him inexorably towards disaster, and like a dangerous vortex, dragged his family, friends, and supporters into his sphere. |
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| Physical Description: | 112 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 110). |
| ISBN: | 9780692757611 0692757619 |