{"product_id":"9780060935375","title":"The Way of a Ship : A Square-Rigger Voyage in the Last Days of Sail","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Way of a Ship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Derek Lundy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen, as a young man in the 1880s, Benjamin Lundy signed up for duty aboard a square-rigged commercial sailing vessel, he began a journey more exciting, and more terrifying, than he could have ever imagined: a treacherous, white-knuckle passage around that notorious \"graveyard of ships,\" Cape Horn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA century later, Derek Lundy, author of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eGodforsaken Sea\u003c\/em\u003e and an accomplished amateur seaman himself, set out to recount his forebear's journey. \u003cem\u003eThe Way of a Ship\u003c\/em\u003e is a mesmerizing account of life on board a square-rigger, a remarkable reconstruction of a harrowing voyage through the most dangerous waters. Derek Lundy's masterful account evokes the excitement, romance, and brutality of a bygone era -- \"a fantastic ride through one of the greatest moments in the history of adventure\" (\u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A tribute to the seamen of the Age of Sail.”\u003cbr\u003e“The wealth and authority of this book make it a worthy companion to the very best histories on seafaring.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780060935375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41038807400654,"sku":"9780060935375","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780060935375_0fbc28df-c478-4c6c-b307-d3dce418c8a0.jpg?v=1652160253","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780060935375","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}