The Voyage of Detroit

In 1912 Thomas Fleming Day, editor of The Rudder, decided to demonstrate the reliability of the internal combustion engine by taking a 35-foot double-ended powerboat from New York to St. Petersburg, Russia.

Info autore

Thomas Fleming Day (1861 - August 19, 1927) was a sailboat designer and sailboat racer. He was the founding editor of Rudder, a monthly magazine about boats. He was the first to win the annual New York to Bermuda race. The T. F. Day Trophy is named for him.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Thomas Fleming Day
• Editore: Tilbury House Publishers
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.02.2003
• EAN: 9780884482598
• ISBN: 978-0-88448-259-8
• Pagine: 156
• Dimensioni: 139 mm x 215 mm x 12 mm
• Peso: 286 g
• Categoria: Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio > Mondo, Artide, Antartide