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"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. A century later, Derek Lundy, author of the bestselling Godforsaken Sea and an accomplished amateur seaman himself, set out to recount his forebear's journey. The Way of a Ship 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"" (Seattle Times)."

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"""A tribute to the seamen of the Age of Sail."" -- Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World ""The wealth and authority of this book make it a worthy companion to the very best histories on seafaring."" -- Sunday Times (London)"

The wealth and authority of this book make it a worthy companion to the very best histories on seafaring. --Sunday Times (London)

A tribute to the seamen of the Age of Sail. --Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World The wealth and authority of this book make it a worthy companion to the very best histories on seafaring. --Sunday Times (London)

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Derek Lundy is the author of Godforsaken Sea: The True Story of a Race Through the World's Most Dangerous Waters. He lives in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, with his wife and daughter.

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