Salt beneath the Skin: Seafaring Kiwis tell their Stories

Stock Code:
BAE5028
Price:
$20.00

Description

Salt beneath the Skin: Seafaring Kiwis tell their Stories. Edited by Tessa Duder. 'Always to islanders danger / Is what comes over the sea...', wrote poet Allen Curnow. For centuries New Zealanders, surrounded by water, have been challenged by the sea, and from these encounters have come some of the world's best sea-faring stories. Prize-winning author and part-time sailor Tessa Duder has now collected some of these true stories in a book guaranteed to enthal even the most determined landlubber. Here you will find accounts of the ocean adventures of some of New Zealand's greatest sailors: Sir Peter Blake and his crew, Russell Coutts, Grant Dalton, Dame Naomi James, Dr David Lewis, Greg Brightwell and Leah Newbold; as well as heartstopping stories by those who have survived capsizes, shipwrecks and typhoons: John Glennie and James Nalepka, Tom Neale, Bill Belcher, James Siers and George Brasell. Then there are those whose work has taken them to sea or for whom a boat is part of family life: Ted Ashby, Sally Fodie, Liz Light, Heather Heberley and Ronald Carter. The book is completed by a number of previouly unpublished contributions, including the first extensibe written account by Commander Larry RRobbins about the Monowai;s rescue role in the 1994 Pacific storm; extracts from the pages of New Zealand;s only naval VC, William Sanders; and excerpts from the memoirs of Co Thode, who captained a Royal Navy submarine in World War Two.' The book has light to medium general wear but remains tight and bright.

Details

  • Author:
    Duder, Tessa (Editor)
  • Book Condition:
    Good
  • Publisher:
    HarperCollins Publishers (NZ)
  • Edition:
    Reprint
  • Jacket Condition:
    None
  • Binding:
    Soft Cover
  • Location:
    FR3
  • ISBN:
    1869503325
  • Size:
    8vo
  • Pages:
    317
  • Publish Date:
    2000
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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