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America's Victory: The Heroic Story of a Team of Ordinary Americans -- And how they Won the Greatest Yacht Race Ever
David W. Shaw
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| #2501423 in Books | Sheridan House | 2004-04-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.92 x.70 x6.00l,1.04 | File type: PDF | 148 pages | ||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Great tale of the most famous of yachts|By Harbormaster|Author David Shaw draws a compelling story of America's pilot trade captains and crew, a brilliant young designer, and several American aristocrats including a revolutionary war hero's son who changed the face of yachting in 1851 by winning a yacht race in England.
Good read, hard to put down. If you want to kn|From Publishers Weekly|This full-fledged history of the first America's Cup yacht race-the oldest international trophy in competitive sports-begins in 1851, when the schooner America beat Great Britain's fastest yachts in a race around the Isle of Wight. Shaw (T
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. In 1850, a brilliant young boat designer struck a terrible deal with the New York Yacht Club: he would attempt to build them the world's fastest boat, but he would receive no payment unless the vessel emerged victorious at The Great Exhibition in England. With its revolutionary design and striking beau...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.America's Victory: The Heroic Story of a Team of Ordinary Americans -- And how they Won the Greatest Yacht Race Ever | David W. Shaw. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.
