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A Speck on the Sea
- Epic Voyages in the Most Improbable Vessels
- Narrated by: Jon Repp
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A Speck on the Sea chronicles the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest boats. These feats include:
- Diego Mendez's voyage to rescue Columbus
- William Okeley's escape from slavery in a folding rowboat
- Ernest Shackleton's death-cheating journeys and more.
©2003, 2005 International Marine (P)2014 New Street Communications, LLC
What the critics say
"A gripping compendium of noteworthy small-boat voyages made over the centuries." (John Harland, author of Seamanship in the Age of Sail)