Murphy, a novelist & journalist, sailed to Cape Horn in 2000. He chronicles the history of the cape & describes in detail the many ships that have made the voyage, battered by the unique weather with its treacherous winds. Francis Drake & Robert FitzRoy are two of the many explorers whose voyages Murphy recounts here. (FitzRoy was the captain of the Beagle & Charles Darwin was its most famous passenger.) Much of the book deals with Murphy's own trip to Cape Horn. In vivid prose, he describes the ship & observes & wonders about birds & other animals; he makes readers experience the island wilderness as if firsthand, & feel for themselves the driving rain & wind that he encountered.
Author: Murphy, Dallas
Pages: 358
Product code: 60.60.589
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