The
America's Cup and Me
by Edward Du Moulin, Edward du Moulin
Hardcover from Herreshoff Marine Museum
Book Published: 15 August, 2001
America's
Victory: The Heroic Story of a Team of Ordinary Americans-- and How They
Won the Greatest Yacht Race Ever
by David W. Shaw
Book Description:
The Heroic Story of a Team of Ordinary Americans -- and How They Won
the Greatest Yacht Race Ever
Set against the backdrop of the first world's fair in London, America's
Victory takes readers into a world rich in adventure and history -- an
unforgettable story of skill, daring, and honor at the heart of our national
identity.
The America's Cup is the oldest international trophy in competitive
sports, yet few know the inspirational story of the dedicated seamen behind
the original historic race. The story begins in 1850 with a terrible deal
struck between the New York Yacht Club and a brilliant young boat designer:
A boat would have to be built that would be the fastest in the world, and
the designer would not be paid his fee unless the yacht beat all comers
at The Great Exhibition in England. With a revolutionary design and striking
beauty, yacht America set sail the following year from New York on what
most experts nevertheless thought was an impossible mission. It had already
cost over half a million dollars in today's currency. Now, America would
have to beat fourteen of the best yachts the world's greatest maritime
nation could bring to the line. It was a race Britain thought it couldn't
lose.
Yet America's small, unlikely team -- including Captain Brown, a Sandy
Hook Pilot; first mate Nelson Comstock, whose family were early settlers
of New London in Connecticut; and the brilliant designer George Steers
-- achieved the almost un-thinkable. These humble, hard-working men faced
the might and arrogance not only of their British competitors, but also
their own backers, such as millionaire John Cox Stevens of the New York
Yacht Club, who wagered they would win, but harassed and belittled them
throughout the campaign.
In the course of his research, David Shaw found letters and notes recounting
the experience of the crew that provide a vivid historical realism for
his compelling narrative. No one has previously told the story of the race
from the perspective of the men who designed and sailed the plucky boat
America. Shaw places readers on board as the lone American yacht in the
field crosses the finish line first, while Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
look on amid cheering crowds.
This is an account of an amazing feat accomplished long ago at the turning
point in the growth of a young nation's confidence, but it is also the
tale of a victory of the American spirit that bravely lives on today.
Hardcover from Free Press
Book Published: 24 December, 2002 |
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Sail
of the Century: America's Cup '87
Stuart Alexander, Adrian Morgan
Paperback / Book Published 1987
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Story of America's Cup, 1851-2003
by Tim Thompson, Ranulf Rayner, Ted Turner
Hardcover from Warwick Publishing
Book Published: November, 2003
The America's Cup: The History of Sailing's Greatest Competition
in the Twentieth Century
by Dennis Conner, Michael Levitt
Hardcover from St. Martin's Press
Book Published: July, 1998
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Born to Win: A Lifelong Struggle to Capture the America's Cup
by John Bertrand, Patrick Robinson, Richard Bach
Hardcover from William Morrow
Book Published: September, 1985
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Challenge 2000: The Race to Win the America's Cup
by Russell Coutts, Paul C. Larsen
Hardcover from Time Life
Book Published: January, 1900
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Comeback: My Race for the America's Cup
by Dennis Conner, Bruce Stannard
Paperback from St. Martin's Press
Book Published: April, 1988
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Floaters
by Joseph Wambaugh
Hardcover from Bantam
Book Published: 01 May, 1996
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Traditions and Memories of American Yachting
by William P. Stephens
Hardcover from International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Book Published: February, 1982
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To the Third Power: The Inside Story of Bill Koch's Winning Strategies
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by Paul C. Larsen
Hardcover from Tilbury House Publishers
Book Published: April, 1995
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The America's Cup: 1851 To the Present Day
by Olin Stephens, Beken of Cowes, Beken of Cowes Ltd
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Book Published: November, 1999
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America's Cup 1987: The Official Record
by Bob Fisher, Bob Ross, W.A.) Royal Perth Yacht Club (Perth
Hardcover from Henry Holt & Company, Inc.
Book Published: May, 1988
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Xxvii & the Louis Vuitton Cup
by Michael Levitt, C. Borlenghi, B. Grieser, S. Samins
Hardcover from Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co.
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Margherita Bottini, et al
Hardcover / Book Published 1987
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America 3 - The Women's Team: By Paul Larsen ; Photographs by Daniel
Forster
Paul C. Larsen, Daniel Forster
Hardcover / Book Published 1997
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Anna Seaton Huntington
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