Atlantic
Atlantic
The Last Great Race of Princes
Cookman, Scott
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
04/2002
304
Dura
Inglês
9780471410768
0471410764
567
An account of the 1905 Kaiser's Cup Transatlantic Race, in which Kaiser Wilhelm II, seeking to prove German maritime superiority, challenged the world's wealthiest men only to finish a close second to an American yacht.
Acknowledgments. 1. The Great Ocean Race. 2. The World of 1905. 3. Land Fading in the West. 4. Death Race. 5. Third Day at Sea. 6. Sore Hearts and Heads. 7. Fourth Day at Sea. 8. Another Kind of Race. 9. The Man Nobody Liked. 10. Fifth Day at Sea. 11. Spoiled Sports. 12. Clubs and Kings. 13. Sixth Day at Sea. 14. Contests of Will. 15. The Germans. 16. The British. 17. Crown Princes of Capitalism. 18. Hired Guns. 19. Greatest of All Yacht Captains. 20. Too Many Cooks. 21. A World in Waiting. 22. Starting Gun. 23. In for a Fight. 24. "You Hired Me to Win". 25. "Are We First?" 26. The Empty Cup. 27. End of an Age. Appendix I: Entries: 1905 Kaiser's Cup Transatlantic Race. Appendix II: Summary: 1905 Kaiser's Cup Transatlantic Race. Appendix III: Winning Finishes: Transatlantic Races 1866--1905. Notes and Sources. Credits. Index.
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An account of the 1905 Kaiser's Cup Transatlantic Race, in which Kaiser Wilhelm II, seeking to prove German maritime superiority, challenged the world's wealthiest men only to finish a close second to an American yacht.
Acknowledgments. 1. The Great Ocean Race. 2. The World of 1905. 3. Land Fading in the West. 4. Death Race. 5. Third Day at Sea. 6. Sore Hearts and Heads. 7. Fourth Day at Sea. 8. Another Kind of Race. 9. The Man Nobody Liked. 10. Fifth Day at Sea. 11. Spoiled Sports. 12. Clubs and Kings. 13. Sixth Day at Sea. 14. Contests of Will. 15. The Germans. 16. The British. 17. Crown Princes of Capitalism. 18. Hired Guns. 19. Greatest of All Yacht Captains. 20. Too Many Cooks. 21. A World in Waiting. 22. Starting Gun. 23. In for a Fight. 24. "You Hired Me to Win". 25. "Are We First?" 26. The Empty Cup. 27. End of an Age. Appendix I: Entries: 1905 Kaiser's Cup Transatlantic Race. Appendix II: Summary: 1905 Kaiser's Cup Transatlantic Race. Appendix III: Winning Finishes: Transatlantic Races 1866--1905. Notes and Sources. Credits. Index.
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