Way of a Ship

<p>When as a young man in the 1880s Benjamin Lundy signed up for duty aboard a square-rigged commercial sailing vessel he began a journey more exciting and more terrifying than he could have ever imagined: a treacherous white-knuckle passage around that notorious graveyard of ships Cape Horn.</p><p>A century later Derek Lundy author of the bestselling <em>Godforsaken Sea</em> and an accomplished amateur seaman himself set out to recount his forebear's journey. <em>The Way of a Ship</em> is a mesmerizing account of life on board a square-rigger a remarkable reconstruction of a harrowing voyage through the most dangerous waters. Derek Lundy's masterful account evokes the excitement romance and brutality of a bygone era -- a fantastic ride through one of the greatest moments in the history of adventure (<em>Seattle Times</em>).</p>