Lone Voyager: The Extraordinary Adventures Of Howard Blackburn Hero Fisherman Of Gloucester (Paperback)

by Joseph E Garland (Author) "She sliced through the North Atlantic, nodding her head with the swell..." (more)
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Henry Beetle Hough The New York Times Book Review One of the most remarkable feats of survival in the history of seafaring....It is one for all whose interest runs to the never-ending conflict between man and the sea. -- Review

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Sebastian Jungerauthor of The Perfect StormBrings alive the struggles of the Gloucester men at seas in the era of fishing under sail like no other book I've ever read....A wonderful, beautifully written book.

Mark Kurlanskyauthor of Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the WorldThe only name I can think of that is more Gloucester than Howard Blackburn is Joe Garland. This is the great New England fishing legend definitively told.

Henry Beetle HoughThe New York Times Book ReviewOne of the most remarkable feats of survival in the history of seafaring....It is one for all whose interest runs to the never-ending conflict between man and the sea.

Richard Adams Careyauthor of Against the Tide: The Fate of the New England FishermanHoward Blackburn is legendary even today among North Atlantic fishermen, and Joe Garland's lyrical book reveals the even more astonishing man behind the legend. A terrific read: brisk, poetic, and full of the sea.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Touchstone; Rev Sub edition (October 27, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684872633
• ISBN-13: 978-0684872636
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #249,967 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book about life at the turn of the century (1900), March 3, 2004

By	G. Powell (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Lone Voyager (Paperback)

Howard Blackburn was one cool dude! I mean the guy gets caught away from the mother ship and rows for 5 days to live but it costs him all his fingers and that's just the first two chapters! You've got him going off to the Yukon on a gold rush jaunt, a couple of single handed trips across the Atlantic. A circumnavigation of the Eastern US via the Great Lakes and the Misissippi River and around Florida. He just won't quit.

Anyway I bought the book because of the stories about dories, and was hooked by all the other adventures as well.

BTW there is a rowing race of 22 miles in open Atlantic called the "Blackburn Challange" The folks of Glouster loved him.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding story of an adventurer par excellence!, August 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lone Voyager (Paperback)

This is without a doubt the best seafaring story I have read since reading Joshua Slocum's account of his sailing adventures. Would make a wonderful film if produced by someone careful enough to make the details realistic.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Remarkable adventure, June 24, 2000

By	Margaret Sutherland (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

After having read The Perfect Storm, I was interested in other stories about the fishermen of the Gloucester area. This book fit the bill perfectly--just as harrowing as The Perfect Storm, but with a happier ending.