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Wayward Sailor In Search of the Real Tristan Jones

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ISBN-10: 0071402519

ISBN-13: 9780071402514

Edition: 2003

Authors: Anthony Dalton

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The first biography of sailing's best-known storyteller exposes a life of invention and lies Tristan Jones--author, sailor, adventurer--is an immortal icon in the sailing world. He boasted a worldwide following of tens of thousands, thirsty to hear tell of his latest extraordinary adventure from the Arctic ice to the Dead Sea. But, as Wayward Sailor so eloquently proves, most of what we thought we knew about Tristan Jones is wrong. This meticulously researched and fascinating biography has taken Anthony Dalton all over the world and introduced him to Jones's closest friends, personal letters, and the logbooks he never wanted the world to see. In it we learn that Tristan Jones--the…    
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Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 350
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.606
Language: English

<p="biography" <b Anthony Dalton</b is the author of numerous books on maritime history including <i The Graveyard of the Pacific</i , <i The Fur-Trade Fleet</i , <i Alone against the Arctic</i , and <i Sir John Franklin</i . He is a fellow of both the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and is past-president of the Canadian Authors Association. He lives in Tsawwassen, British Columbia. </p

Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Early Years
Tristan's Navy
With Cresswell and Banjo
Barbara's Long Cruise
Israel and Hostile Shores
Indian Ocean Saga
The Amazon and a New Banjo
Tristan Meets Sea Dart
Cruising to Peru
Reaching for the Stars
A New Life
Cold Facts, Arctic Fiction
Blending Fiction with Fact
Down but Not Out
Once More, Down to the Sea
A Heart of Oak
Cold Rivers, Warm Seas
Exploring Thailand
The Strange Death of Thomas Ettenhuber
Another Devastating Blow
Wounded Pride
The Saga of Gabriel
The Sound of a Different Drum
The End of a Long Voyage
Afterword
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Annotated Tristan Jones Bibliography
Index