Letters from the Horse Latitudes

by C.W. Smith

Book Overview

In the horse latitudes of the Gulf of Mexico, that zone where long periods of high pressure keep the winds away, becalmed sailors sometimes tossed the horses overboard to conserve water. In these... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087565357X
• ISBN13: 9780875653570
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"