Offers a nostalgic and enlightening look at the last great sailing ships through essays, anecdotes, paintings, and contemporary photographs
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This is the story of the windjammer - the huge square-rigged sailing vessels that were valiantly challenging the coming of steam on world trade routes. They fought their way around Cape Horn and charged through the Southern Oceans, capturing the hearts of sailors and landsmen alike.
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