My old man and the sea: a father and son sail around Cape Horn
Description
Alone with nothing but the mammoth waves of the Southern Ocean, the unceasing wind, a compass, a sextant and a pet cat, they voyage down the Caribbean, through the Panama Canal, past the Galapagos Islands, beyond Easter Island and around their destination--Cape Horn. Father and son narrate in alternating fashion, their voices weaving together an engrossing story of travel, exploration and difficult, dangerous sailing.
But more than a tale of adventure, this is a touching account of a father and son's rite of passage as they assess their complex and evolving relationship. Daniel, out of college and unsure of what he wants in his life, sees his father getting older, more forgetful. David deals with unresolved issues he had with his own father, fearful that he'll make the same mistakes with his son, yet frustrated that Daniel treats him like an old man.
Moving, often hilarious, often poignant, My Old Man and the Sea is a rich and profound chronicle of their voyage of discovery. Every reader will identify with this uplifting story of a father and son who go down to the sea and find each other.
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Level 6.6, 11 Points
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Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | a030a916-1b3f-bae0-5131-a0d94c69a38f |
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Grouping Title | my old man and the sea a father and son sail around cape horn |
Grouping Author | david hays |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-07-26 06:41:14AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-07-27 04:50:38AM |
Solr Fields
Eagle River Large Print Nonfiction
Large Print
9781565121027
LARGE PRINT BOOK
LP 910.45 HAY
1996
Thorndike Press
Hays, David, -- 1930- -- Travel
Horn, Cape (Chile)
Large print books
Sparrow (Yacht)
Voyages and travels
Hays, David
Travel
Voyages and travels
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