Lionheart. A Journey Of The Human Spirit
Martin Jesse
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Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Allen And Unwin
Publisher Place: St. Leonards.
Publisher Year: 2000
Edition: First Edition
Description: 252 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear and age marks on the inside page present, but still a presentable copy. In 1999 Jesse Martin, In His Yacht Lionheart, Completed The Last Great Adventure Of The Twentieth Century Becoming The Youngest Person To Sail Solo, Non Stop And Unassisted Around The World. He Was Eighteen Years Old And Didn't Know The Meaning Of Impossible.
Publishers Description: On October 31, 1999, schoolboy sailor Jesse Martin completed one of the last great adventures of the 20th century. At 18 years of age, and after 11 months at sea, he became the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop, and unassisted around the world. This is the story of why Jesse set himself such an astonishing task and how he managed to make his dream come true. A story of courage, loneliness, and danger, it also is an incredible, gripping, true-life adventure.
ISBN: 9781865083476
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