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The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst: Now Filmed As The Mercy
Nicholas Tomalin
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Description for The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst: Now Filmed As The Mercy
Paperback. The classic bestseller, the great sailing adventure story of Donald Crowhurst. Now a major motion picture. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 268 x 2. Weight in Grams: 196.
'A masterpiece.' New Yorker 'Wholly riveting, brilliantly researched.' Evening Standard 'A meticulous investigation into the seeds of disaster... fascinating, uncomfortable reading.' Sunday Times In 1968, Donald Crowhurst was trying to market a nautical navigation device he had developed, and saw the Sunday Times Golden Globe round the world sailing race as the perfect opportunity to showcase his product. Few people knew that he wasn't an experienced deep-water sailor. His progress was so slow that he decided to short-cut the journey, while falsifying his location through radio messages from ... Read more
'A masterpiece.' New Yorker 'Wholly riveting, brilliantly researched.' Evening Standard 'A meticulous investigation into the seeds of disaster... fascinating, uncomfortable reading.' Sunday Times In 1968, Donald Crowhurst was trying to market a nautical navigation device he had developed, and saw the Sunday Times Golden Globe round the world sailing race as the perfect opportunity to showcase his product. Few people knew that he wasn't an experienced deep-water sailor. His progress was so slow that he decided to short-cut the journey, while falsifying his location through radio messages from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
195g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473635364
SKU
V9781473635364
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Nicholas Tomalin
Nicholas Tomalin (Author) Nicholas Tomalin studied English literature at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He was a featured columnist for the Daily Express, the Sunday Times, and the Evening Standard, before becoming literary editor of the New Statesman. He was nominated for Reporter of the Year for his coverage of the war in Vietnam. Tomalin was killed in ... Read more
Reviews for The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst: Now Filmed As The Mercy
The extraordinary story...for me goes with the essential documents of our time.
Malcolm Muggeridge
Observer
A meticulous investigation into the seeds of disaster...fascinating, uncomfortable reading.
Hammond Innes
Sunday Times
Wholly riveting, brilliantly researched.
James Cameron
Evening Standard
A masterpiece.
New Yorker
Malcolm Muggeridge
Observer
A meticulous investigation into the seeds of disaster...fascinating, uncomfortable reading.
Hammond Innes
Sunday Times
Wholly riveting, brilliantly researched.
James Cameron
Evening Standard
A masterpiece.
New Yorker