Cruise of the Dashing Wave: Rounding Cape Horn in 1860

by Philip Hichborn

Voyage to the edge of mutiny and murder "Readers who long for the thrill of sailing around the Horn won't be disappointed. The description of the death of the sailor John Warriner alone makes it worth the read. Hichborn's account is truly a gem."--Douglas Jerolimov, University of Virginia Cruise of the Dashing Wave recounts a harrowing 1860 clipper ship passage from Boston to San Francisco by way of Cape Horn, as recorded by Philip Hichborn, ship's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081303437X
• ISBN13: 9780813034379
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"