A Flick of Sunshine: The Remarkable Shipwrecked, Marooned, Maritime Adventures, and Tragic Fate of an American Original

by Alexander Jackson Hill, Frederick B. Hill, Frederic B. Hill

The true and remarkable life of Richard Willis (Will) Jackson, an intrepid seaman from one of the leading shipbuilding families in 19th century Maine, whose exploits and adventures in the oceans of the world would rival characters straight out of the lives and imaginations of Joseph Conrad and Jack London. Will Jackson survived a harrowing shipwreck in the Marshall Islands, being washed overboard rounding Cape Horn and running down Alaskan glaciers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493060813
• ISBN13: 9781493060818
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"