Customer Review: I ordered this book in large part because the library copy, also a paperback, had diagrams dipicting sailing ships and the names of each sail, rope, mast, etc. I presumed the original book had these diagrams and each copy as well. It is still a great story but it uses a lot of nautical terminology... more info
Customer Review: I was going to read Walden by HD Thoreau, when I read a critical review of it, which said that RH Dana was closer to nature by far. I saw this book (yes this version too) and decided to pick it up. For less than $10, this book is a steal. I can see why it's a classic, and it is very close to nature.... more info
Customer Review: If you are looking for a cookbook or picture book approach or googled snippet of information this is not the book for you. What you will find is a book written with logical clarity usually missing in computer science and discrete math books. If you like to think logically and understand a topic... more info
Customer Review: I owned this book 20 years ago, and never forgot it; and must have it on my great literature of the sea shelf. If you have never read this book, you will discover why it deserves to sit right beside Mellville and Joseph Conrad tales of the sea. The thing that sets this book apart - is that so many... more info
Customer Review: An interesting book, but there are definitely better ones to learn how age of the sail ships were manoeuvered.
To get a vivid account of how all these tasks were done during a round-cape-Horn cruise, you'd better read "Two years before the mast" of the same author.
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