Gordon Bennett and the first yacht race across the Atlantic
Jefferson, Sam2017
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Place reservation for Gordon Bennett and the first yacht race across the AtlanticThe 1866 transatlantic yacht race was a match that saw three yachts battle their way across the Atlantic in the dead of winter in pursuit of a $90,000 prize. Six men died in the brutal and close-fought contest, and the event changed the perception of yachting from a slightly effete gentlemen's pursuit into something altogether more rugged and adventurous. The race also symbolized the beginning of America's 'gilded age', with its associated obscene wealth and largesse (the $90,000 prize put up by the three contestants is about $15 million in today's money), as well as the thawing of relations between the US and UK. The narrative focuses on the victorious yacht Henrietta and her owner James Gordon Bennett.
Main title:
Gordon Bennett and the first yacht race across the Atlantic / Sam Jefferson.
Author:
Jefferson, Sam, author
Imprint:
London : Adlard Coles Nautical, 2017.
Collation:
279 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2016.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781472941022 (pbk)9781472916747 (ePub ebook)9781472916754 (PDF ebook)
Dewey class:
797.1'4'092
Language:
English
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BRN:
34476
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