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Thomas J. Lipton´s America´s Cup Campaigns: The Saga of One Man´s Three-Decade Obsession with Winning the America´s Cup
Richard V. Simpson
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Description for Thomas J. Lipton´s America´s Cup Campaigns: The Saga of One Man´s Three-Decade Obsession with Winning the America´s Cup
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 660.
Thomas J. Lipton's America's Cup Campaigns is the saga on one man's three decade obsession with winning the America's Cup. This is author Richard V. Simpson's fifth title concerning the quest for the America's Cup-the Blue Riband prize for the sport of large ocean racing yachts. In this book, Simpson relates brief stories of some of the most interesting of the early races for the Cup which lead up to the Lipton challenges. The narrative covers the development of the early sloops and schooners from wood, to metal and the challenges faced by designers. For this narrative Simpson has searched ... Read more
Thomas J. Lipton's America's Cup Campaigns is the saga on one man's three decade obsession with winning the America's Cup. This is author Richard V. Simpson's fifth title concerning the quest for the America's Cup-the Blue Riband prize for the sport of large ocean racing yachts. In this book, Simpson relates brief stories of some of the most interesting of the early races for the Cup which lead up to the Lipton challenges. The narrative covers the development of the early sloops and schooners from wood, to metal and the challenges faced by designers. For this narrative Simpson has searched ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Charleston, United States
ISBN
9781625451019
SKU
V9781625451019
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Ref
99-50
About Richard V. Simpson
Richard V. Simpson is a native Rhode Islander and a graphic designer by trade. After retiring from a 29-year Federal Civil Service career, he became an antique dealer and a nonfiction writer. His in-depth knowledge of antique glass and porcelain and his specialty of glass paperweights encouraged him to write for the national Antiques and Collecting Magazine which published 85 ... Read more
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