Shoot the Alligators Closest to the Boat, Stolte Nathanael
Автор: Pastore Christopher Название: Temple to the Wind: Nathanael Herreshoff and the Yacht That Transformed the America`s Cup ISBN: 0762784350 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780762784356 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Цена: 18290.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In 1903, racing for the America's Cup was no longer a gentleman's game - it had become a race entangled with political tension and awesome, dangerous stakes. In this pivotal year, the two great rivals Britain and America raced head to head, with Britain determined to win with their privately funded Shamrock III, and America's bravado backed up by Reliance. Reliance was a yacht like no other - a work of beauty carrying more sail than any single-masted boat before. Some believed that the boat towering 190 feet above the water was simply too dangerous, but the race called for such staggering risk.Pastore brings life to this strikingly astounding vessel from conception, to construction, to the hair-raising trials at sea. It is simply one of the most exciting sea tales ever told.
Автор: Andrade Nathanael Название: Zenobia: Shooting Star of Palmyra ISBN: 0190638818 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190638818 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 36950.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Hailing from the Syrian city of Palmyra, a woman named Zenobia (also Bathzabbai) governed territory in the eastern Roman empire from 268 to 272. She thus became the most famous Palmyrene who ever lived. This book situates Zenobia in the social, economic, cultural, and material context of her Palmyra.
