Sailing all seas in the Idle Hour
by Dwight Long
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"Dwight Long took his little Idle Hour from Seattle down among the Islands, to Tahiti and Samoa and Tonga and all those lovely far-off places, and weathered hurricans and avoided reefs, and paid his bills and pacified his crews, and made friends and sailed his way leisurely and pleasantly along. What a life! Yet it takes courage of a high order and determination rare in these days, and a sea-skill born of long experience; and the ability to suffer much, and find contentment and companionship show more in one's own mind. With these words Alan Villiers introduces the story of a young American who went cruising all round the world in a 32-foot auxiliary ketch" -- show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- Sailing all seas in the Idle Hour
- Original publication date
- 1938
- People/Characters
- Carl Rathfin; Herbert Hoover; Alain Gerbault; Timi Tefaoora
- Important places
- Seattle, Washington, USA; Hawai'i, USA; Tahiti; Samoa; New Zealand; Australia (show all 13); Papua New Guinea; Singapore; Bay of Bengal, India; Arabian Sea; Red Sea; Port Said, Egypt; Gibraltar
- Important events
- Spanish Civil War (1936 | 1939)
- Epigraph
- [None]
- Dedication
- To Timi who gave his all for my cruise
- First words
- I bought my first boat at the age of seven.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)In the spring, Idle Hour will again set sail to the westward. And then - who knows?
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- (3.50)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 2
- ASINs
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