Sailing Across Europe (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Negley Farson

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330621352 ISBN 13 : 9781330621356

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Across Europe by water, a daring voyage blends action, culture, and sharp field observations.

Negley Farson’s travel memoir follows a bold, mile-by-mile crossing from the Dutch ports to the Danube and beyond. The prose paints vivid scenes of boats, rivers, cities, and the people who inhabit them, balancing technical sailing details with warm, often road-tested humor. Readers will glimpse a world where travel is a test of nerve, curiosity, and the will to press on through delays, breakdowns, and the unexpected. From the canals of Rotterdam to the Balkans’ ancient towns, this edition captures a traveler’s eye for character, landscape, and the small moments that reveal larger histories. It offers practical glimpses of life on the water, plus rich notes on culture, politics, and daily life across troubled and captivating regions.

• Ground-level travel realism: boats, rivers, and the mechanics of a voyage on a clinker-built yawl.
• Dynamic scenes of ports, ferries, and road trips through Serbia and Bosnia in the early 20th century.
• Wry humor and candid observations about people, place, and the challenges of crossing borders.
• Further reflections on navigation, weather, and the interplay between myth and modernity along Europe’s waterways.

Ideal for readers of travelogues, maritime adventures, and sharp-eyed cultural reportage who want a front-row seat to a remarkable continental journey.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330621352
• ISBN 13: 9781330621356
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 348
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