Forthousandsofyears,manhassailedintobattle,sailedforrumoredwealth,andsailedforpureadventure.Andfornearlyaslong,storiesabouttheseahaveentertained,intrigued,andinspiredreaders.TheGreatestSailingStoriesEverToldbringstogethersomeofthemostcompellingwritingofthemillennium.HereisPeterGoss’swrenchingnarrativeofincrediblecourageintheworld’smostdesolateoceanalongwithErnestShackleton’sunderstatedandawesomeaccountofoneofthemostdaringsmall-boatjourneysevertaken,wherefailuremeantcertaindeathforhislong-sufferingcrew.Butsailingismuchmorethanheadlongdashesintoroaringseas.You’llalsofindWilliamF.BuckleyJr.onidylliccruising;JamesThurberonthearcaneandoftenimpenetrablelanguageofsailors;andthelegendaryJoshuaSlocumonsailingalonearoundtheworld.TheGreatestSailingStoriesEverToldisatreasuretrove:tears,adrenaline,laughter,andadventureabound.Withcontributionsfrom:-JamesThurber-WilliamF.BuckleyJr.-AnnDavison-SterlingHayden-ErnestShackleton-TristanJones-SamuelEliotMorrison-JoshuaSlocum-E.B.White-C.S.Forester-ClevelandAmory-WestonMartyr-PeterGoss-DavidKasanof-andmanyothers.
