The entailed Hat by George Alfred Townsend once of Georgetown, Delaware is a remarkable telling of an astonishing tale of class prejudice and intrigue in the early mid 1800's on the Delmarva Penninsula. Anyone interested in the complexities of slavery and race relations, including slave kidnapping and running south will not likely find a more fascinating account. The story told is through the filter of a newsman decades after the events. It is written in a novelized form which makes it very readable but probably embellishes the knowable facts a bit. This book, first printed in the 1880's is one of Townsend's best. A first edition copy was a mainstay of most old Delmarva families' book cases.

This is the story of 9 men attempting the greatest adventure around the earth: solo circumnavigation non-stop. You will find excerpts from Moitessier`s Longue Route, Crowhurst`s last voyage...

It is a chronographical description of nine races, as each sailor was on a world of his own. Each boat has it`s own noises, it`s own history and all nine are well blended together.

An excellent book about the pionneers of solo sailing

This books tells the exciting and timely story of the Patty Cannon Gang -- kidnappers of free blacks in early 1800's. I believe it is important for us to understand these times as they are still impacting our culture today. Mr.Roth shares with his reader actual passages from documents and accounts about this gang and their activities. I enjoyed being able to both draw my own conclusion and have benefit of Mr. Roth's incites. His format was perfect! And I love the way he organized things -- isolating a particular emphasis from each source. Very very well done. He is the first author I have read that preserves the intellectual honesty of a good historian without reducing the stories to dry pith. Such a good job. I would recommend this book for all Americans who want to understand our heritage, to people who are interested in the Chesapeake bay area, and to genealogists with family from this part of the country.

While the setting is a bit dated, 1970's, this true story is very engaging and a fast read. For anyone who has contemplated offshore cruising, this is a must read. It covers a cruising couple's adventure sailing the west coast of Chile and rounding the horn. Highly recommended.

This is a great book to read if you like adventure on the high seas! Reading this book makes you want to cast off today! Hall, whom I've met personally, is a great sailor and wonderful author. I have enjoyed many of his stories. Read and enjoy..

For anyone who both loves to sail small yachts and also to visit historical spots, this is a wonderfully crafted book that satisfies both tastes. The skilfull interweaving of the legend of the Odyssey with the vivid story of following this route with a small but modern yacht is unique in my acquaitance with books of the sea. As a personal friend of Hal and Margaret Roth,I felt as if I were sitting in my living room and listening to both their adventures and getting an intimate appreciation of the scholarly interpretations of this myseries surrounding this legend.

We Followed Odysseus is the engaging story of sailing a small boat along the sea path of Odysseus' famous voyage. Crossing oceans and seas Hal Roth, with the help of his wife Margaret, re-traced the voyages of Odysseus along the Turkish coast and the isles of Greece. Roth sailed to a desert island in Tunisia, visited Sicily and Corsica, and traveled to Italy and Malta before returning to Greece. We Followed Odysseus blends two stories. One the ancient Hellenic account of the legendary voyage of Odysseus as recounted in "The Odyssey". The other is Roth's modern voyage to each of the nineteen legendary locations that Odysseus visited during his ten-year attempt to return to Ithaca after the end of the Trojan War. Of special fascination is Roth's candid discussion of what things may have been like in the days of Odysseus, and what they are like today. We Followed Odysseus is highly recommended reading for all armchair travelers, anyone who has thrilled to Homer's tale of the trials of Odysseus in his decade long struggle to return to his home and family, and an inspiration to set sail ourselves in search of our an adventure of our own!

During many years of sailing the oceans of the world, we sought in advance the history of the places we intended to visit. We knew that due to weather conditions or language barriers we would not always benefit from "local knowledge". Rarely would we find a writer who could combine the love of sailing with a love of history. We have just read WE FOLLOWED ODYSSEUS and found that combination in Hal Roth. The presentation of his newest book is most interesting and makes Homer's tale so easy to follow. Cruising along with WHISPER, visiting anchorages, going on hikes, getting history lessons ~ WE FOLLOWED ODYSSEUS is a good read for any armchair traveler but a "must read and keep aboard" for those traveling through the Mediterranean under sail.

Informative and fun book, with a great blend of sailing information plus stories of the people and places that Hal and Margaret experienced on their long circumnavigation. This is a book about freedom and exploration. Hal assumes that readers already have a basic knowledge of sailing lingo.

Using his colorful descriptions and numerous maps, Hal Roth does an exceptional job of painting the picture of cruising. He includes those details and facts that make you feel like you are part of the read. Each chapter is long enought to make it a nightly read before turning in. However, the book is one you will always be ready to pick up. I even carried it in my briefcase, reading it during lunch. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in or already has some crusing experience. Enjoy!

Hal and his wife truly enjoy a constant ocean craving, that of the give and take of mother-sea. Writing to describe their voyages entails the hard and respectful lessons of the oceans and its many shores. They are the next generation of Hiscocks daring the gods of the world's oceans to provide safe-passage through masterfully coraling the largest element of our inner world. It is hard to review just one of Hal's books, since each one is uniquely built upon the next one with enhanced learning and understanding of the ever changing cruising life-style. Since the voyaging sailer spends 80-90 percent oftheir time anchored or stationary in one or many ports or spots, the title describes the feeling of both the sailing and the well earned restful and interesting places where outgoing people of this stature can grow in understanding of the Earth's 3rd world populations. The trick is to sucessfully be able to share these experiences through writing about them in a thoughtful and certainly captive mannor.