Leviathan's Master : the Wreck of the World's Largest Sailing Ship
Language: English
Published by Iuniverse, Inc., New York, 2009
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Seller: Bookshelf of Maine, Franklin, ME, U.S.A.Bookshelf of Maine
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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Signed by the author on the title page. "The leviathan of this short novel is the Thomas W. Lawson, a 7-masted schooner and the largest sailing ship ever built, which went down in a hurricane off Britain’s Scilly Isles on December 13, 1907. Her captain, or master, George W. Dow, and one other crewman survived the wreck. "In Leviathan’s Master," David Quinn tells the story in the first person from Dow’s perspective as he recuperates from his injuries." Bonus: a copy of a newspaper account appearing in 1908 In the The Ellsworth American, quotes the captain, formally of Ellsworth, Maine, contradicting the cause of the shipwreck. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 109 pages; Signed by Author.
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- Title
- Leviathan's Master : the Wreck of the World's Largest Sailing Ship
- Author
- David M. Quinn
- Publisher
- Iuniverse, Inc., New York
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1440155356
- ISBN 13
- 9781440155352
With almost fifty years of sailing experience, Captain George W. Dow is not intimidated, despite the Lawson's checkered history. But hurricane winds and an angry sea conspire to defeat man and machine. Bereft of her sails, the giant ship is trapped in treacherous shoals off the southwest coast of Britain. Seventeen lives are lost, including a local pilot trying to avert disaster. Now, Captain Dow is called to account-most especially to himself.
Leviathan's Master is a true story, transformed into a gripping historical novella by the captain's great, great nephew.
Praise for David M. Quinn's
It May Be Forever ― An Irish Rebel on the American Frontier
"Master storyteller, David Quinn, erases time.... To transport the reader is the writer's job. Quinn does just that."
Mary Sojourner, Novelist and NPR Contributor
"A beautifully written historical novel filled with excellent research and characters! Highly recommended!"
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