The incredible voyage: A personal odyssey - Hardcover

Jones, Tristan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0370301080 ISBN 13: 9780370301082

Publisher: Bodley Head, 1978

Synopsis

The Incredible Voyage: A Personal Odyssey

About this title

About the Author:

Tristan Jones was one of the most prolific and best-loved authors of sailing stories. A Welshman, he left school at age 14 to work on sailing barges and spent the rest of his life at sea--in the Royal Navy, as a delivery skipper, and as a daring adventurer in search of new seagoing challenges. Jones wrote 16 books, including Encounters of a Wayward Sailor published by Sheridan House.

Review:

...well-told, embellished not only with hyperbole and idiosyncratic opinion, but with history, philosophy, even poetry....Romance is another word I would use: love of the sea, adventure, excitement, and he our errant knight, a direct descendant of Captain Ahab and Joshua Slocum. This gripping sea yarn is at once a riveting adventure story and a testament to human tenacity. In a salty, slashing style, he unfolds his extraordinary saga, revealing both a rich sense of history and an insuppressible Welsh wit. (Caribbean Compass)

"There's no better [Jones] book to start with than this one...It's a fantastic read. Don't miss it." (The Ensign)

About this edition

• Publisher: Bodley Head
• Publication date: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0370301080
• ISBN 13: 9780370301082
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 390