Alan John Villiers (1903–1982)
Teoksen Men, Ships, and the Sea tekijä
Tietoja tekijästä
Image credit: Capt. Alan J. Villiers
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Tekijän teokset
Whaling in the Frozen South: Being the Story of the 1923-24 Norwegian Whaling Expedition to the Antarctic (1925) 7 kappaletta
The new Mayflower 3 kappaletta
Quest of the Schooner Argus A Voyage to the Banks and Greenland on a modern four-masted fishing schooner (1951) 3 kappaletta
Under Canvas in the Atomic Age 1 kappale
La campaña de la goleta del Argus : un viaje a la pesca del bacalao por los grandes bancos de Terranova y Groenlandia (2007) 1 kappale
De laatste windschepen 1 kappale
The new 'Mayflower' 1 kappale
CAPTAINS COOK THE SEAMEN'S SEAMAN 1 kappale
The Deep Sea Fisherman 1 kappale
The Windjammer Story 1 kappale
THE SAGA OF SHIPS 1 kappale
Pirates et aventuriers des Mers du Sud 1 kappale
THE NEW MAYFLOWER 1 kappale
The Age of Sail Lives on in Mystic 1 kappale
Where the Sailing Ship Survives 1 kappale
Last of the Cape Horners 1 kappale
The Marvellous Maldive Islands 1 kappale
Rounding the Horn in a Windjammer 1 kappale
Associated Works
Worlds to Explore: Classic Tales of Travel and Adventure from National Geographic (2006) — Avustaja — 100 kappaletta
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Yleistieto
- Virallinen nimi
- Villiers, Alan John
- Muut nimet
- Villiers, A. J.
- Syntymäaika
- 1903-09-23
- Kuolinaika
- 1982-03-03
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- Australia
- Syntymäpaikka
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Asuinpaikat
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK - Koulutus
- Litt.D.
- Ammatit
- Master Mariner
author
journalist
photographer - Organisaatiot
- Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Society for Nautical Research
Cutty Sark Preservation Society
Joseph Conrad (ship|master|1934-1936)
Mayflower (replica ship|master|1956-1957) - Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- D.S.C.
Camoès Prize
Jäseniä
Kirja-arvosteluja
Listat
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- ISBN:t
- 78
- Kielet
- 6
His writing reminds me of Joseph Mitchell ("Up in the Old Hotel"). Energetic vocabulary and description that leaves one bewildered and in awe. The sort of thing you might read for a lifetime with profit, this is a book to learn from. And it transports back to another age. Villiers is from another age, he was in the 20th century but solidly in the stream of 18th century maritime life. Perhaps the perfect person to write about Cook, whom he unabashedly admires, understanding the challenges he faced and overcame. The book is not perfect, the first sections are not so good and it's probably not the best to get all the facts on Cook, though it is essential to experiencing life on the sea. Nevertheless the core of the book, the three journeys, are well worth a rediscovery.… (lisätietoja)