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The Brendan Voyage: The Seafaring Classic That Followed St. Brendan to America: Across the Atlantic in a leather boat
by Severin, Tim
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 0717139271
- ISBN 13
- 9780717139279
- Seller
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Cong, Mayo, Ireland
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About This Item
Gill Books, 2005 Book. New. Soft cover. It has been described as the greatest epic voyage in modern Irish history. Tim Severin and his companions built a boat using only techniques and materials available in the sixth-century A.D., when St Brendan was supposed to have sailed to America. The vessel comprised forty-nine ox hides stitched together in a patchwork and stretched over a wooden frame. This leather skin was only a quarter of an inch thick. Yet Severin and his crew sailed Brendan from Brandon Creek in Dingle to Newfoundland, surviving storms and a puncture from pack ice. The Brendan Voyage is Tim Severin's dramatic account of their journey. This new edition of a book already translated into twenty-seven languages introduces a new generation of readers to an enduring classic. Tim Severin didn't prove St Brendan reached America, only that he could have, that it was possible. Brilliantly written, The Brendan Voyage conveys unforgettably the sensation of being in a small, open boat in the vastness of the North Atlantic, visited by inquisitive whales, reaching mist-shrouded landfalls, and receiving a welcome from seafaring folk wherever the crew touched land..
Synopsis
An orchestral suite for uilleann pipes played by Liam O'Flynn, depicting Tim Severin’s adventure in reconstructing Saint Brendan’s 6th century Atlantic crossing to America. Featuring guest musicians Paul MacAteer (drums), Garvan Gallagher (electric bass) and Tommy Hayes (bodhran). The album title is also the title of Severin's book.
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- Bookseller
- The Irish History Bookshop (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Brendan Voyage: The Seafaring Classic That Followed St. Brendan to America: Across the Atlantic in a leather boat
- Author
- Severin, Tim
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 0717139271
- ISBN 13
- 9780717139279
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Place of Publication
- Ireland
- Date Published
- 2005
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