Publication

2009 - Collins Press, Doughcloyne, Wilton, Cork, Ireland

Language

English

Word Count

31,500 words, Guess

Page Count

126 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101905172656
  • ISBN-139781905172658
  • LibraryThing8506523
  • Goodreads7019051
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009415625
and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCGV812.5.O37 H55 2009
  • LCCDA965

Description

"This biography of Conor O'Brien, using his own drawings, writings, and letters, records the eventful life of a sailor and mountaineer, fiction and travel writer, designer of boats and buildings, Irish nationalist and defender of Britain. He made history by sailing around the world in a small yacht in 1925, climbed mountains with Mallory and Young, joined the Irish Volunteers and shipped guns with Erskine Childers"-- Publisher's description.

Subjects

Topics

SailorsBiographySailors, biographyIreland, biographyIreland -- BiographyVoyages around the worldO'Brien, Conor, -- 1880-1952

Genres

  • Biography

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