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Gordon Bennett and the First Yacht Race Across the Atlantic by Sam Jefferson (En

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ISBN-13
9781472941022
Book Title
Gordon Bennett and the First Yacht Race Across the Atlantic
ISBN
9781472941022
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Name
Gordon Bennett and the First Yacht Race Across the Atlantic
Item Height
198mm
Author
Sam Jefferson
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Item Width
129mm
Subject
History
Item Weight
219g
Number of Pages
296 Pages

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The 1866 transatlantic yacht race was a match that saw three yachts battle their way across the Atlantic in the dead of winter in pursuit of a $90,000 prize. Six men died in the brutal and close-fought contest, and the event changed the perception of yachting from a slightly effete gentlemen's pursuit into something altogether more rugged and adventurous. The race also symbolized the beginning of America's 'gilded age', with its associated obscene wealth and largesse (the $90,000 prize put up by the three contestants is about $15 million in today's money), as well as the thawing of relations between the US and UK. The narrative focuses on the victorious yacht Henrietta and her owner James Gordon Bennett. Bennett was the son of the multimillionaire proprietor of the New York Herald, and a notorious playboy. His infamous stunts included driving his carriage through the streets of New York naked, tipping a railway porter $30,000, and turning up at his own engagement party blind drunk and mistaking the fire for a urinal, which led to the coining of the phrase 'Gordon Bennett!'. However, Bennett was also a serious yachtsman and had served with distinction during the civil war aboard Henrietta, and he was the only owner to be aboard his own boat during the race. Other characters include Bennett's captain Samuel Samuels (legendary clipper skipper, ex-convict and occasional vaudeville actor), financier Leonard Jerome, aboard Henrietta as race invigilator (he also happened to be grandfather to Winston Churchill) and Stephen Fisk, a journalist so desperate to cover the race that he evaded a summons to appear as a witness in court and instead smuggled himself aboard Henrietta in a crate of champagne. Using the framework of the race to discuss the various historical themes, there's ample drama, and the diverse and eccentric range of characters ensure that this is a book laced with plenty of human interest, scandal and adventure.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-13
9781472941022
eBay Product ID (ePID)
233683149

Product Key Features

Author
Sam Jefferson
Publication Name
Gordon Bennett and the First Yacht Race Across the Atlantic
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
296 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
219g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Sam Jefferson
Genre
Sports
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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ABC Books Ltd
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Crawley, Lowfield Heath
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United Kingdom
Btw-nummer:
  • GB 324767388
Handelsregistratienummer:
  • 05034144
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