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A Voyage for Madmen

Paperback • 2002 • English

A Voyage for Madmen

By Peter Nichols

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About the book

In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. It was a feat that had never been accomplished and one that would forever change the face of sailing. Ten months later, only one of the nine men would cross the finish line and earn fame, wealth, and glory. For the others, the reward was madness, failure, and death. In this extraordinary book, Peter Nichols chronicles a contest of the individual against the sea, waged at a time b...Show more

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ISBN

9780060957032

Publisher

HarperCollins

Published year

2002

Language

English

Original title

A Voyage for Madmen

Format

Paperback

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