Mainsail to the Wind: A Book of Sailing Quotations
- ISBN-10
- 1574090690
- ISBN-13
- 9781574090697
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 214
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Sheridan House, Inc.
- Author
- William Galvani
Description
Presents quotations about sailing from such writers as Homer, Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, and Jack London.
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