“Anextraordinarystoryofbraveryandinsanityonthehighseas....OneofthemostgrippingseastoriesIhaveeverread.“--SebastianJunger,authorofThePerfectStormInthetraditionofIntoThinAirandThePerfectStorm,comesabreathtakingoceanicadventureaboutanobsessivedesiretotestthelimitsofhumanendurance.In1968ninesailorssetoffonthemostdaringraceeverheldandneverbeforecompleted:tosingle-handedlycircumnavigatetheglobenonstop.Tenmonthslater,onlyoneoftheninemenwouldcrossthefinishlineandearnfame,wealth,andglory.Fortheothers,therewardwasmadness,failure,anddeath.GorgeouslywrittenandmeticulouslyresearchedbyauthorPeterNichols,thisextraordinarybookchroniclesthecontestoftheindividualagainstthesea,wagedatatimebeforecellphones,satellitedishes,andelectronicpositioningsystems.AVoyageforMadmenisataleofsailorsdrivenbytheirowndreamsanddemons,ofhorrificstorms,andofthoserivetingmomentswhenadecisionmeansthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.
