To The Great Southern Sea
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: William Albert Robinson
Binding: Hardback
Published: Peter Davies, 1957
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Faded spine. Light bumping on corners. Clean text.
To the Great Southern Sea chronicles William Albert Robinson’s audacious voyage through the remote waters of the South Pacific, presenting a vivid account of maritime endurance, cultural encounters, and personal transformation. Robinson commands the narrative with precision, detailing his passage aboard a modest vessel through Australia’s western coastlines and onward to Tahiti, where he ultimately builds a life rooted in the rhythms of the sea. The book illustrates the tension between modern ambition and primal longing, as Robinson abandons a promising engineering career to pursue a life of exploration and self-reliance. His observations of indigenous communities, natural landscapes, and nautical challenges offer both historical insight and philosophical depth. This memoir stands as a testament to the spirit of adventure and the enduring allure of uncharted horizons.
Author: William Albert Robinson
Binding: Hardback
Published: Peter Davies, 1957
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Faded spine. Light bumping on corners. Clean text.
To the Great Southern Sea chronicles William Albert Robinson’s audacious voyage through the remote waters of the South Pacific, presenting a vivid account of maritime endurance, cultural encounters, and personal transformation. Robinson commands the narrative with precision, detailing his passage aboard a modest vessel through Australia’s western coastlines and onward to Tahiti, where he ultimately builds a life rooted in the rhythms of the sea. The book illustrates the tension between modern ambition and primal longing, as Robinson abandons a promising engineering career to pursue a life of exploration and self-reliance. His observations of indigenous communities, natural landscapes, and nautical challenges offer both historical insight and philosophical depth. This memoir stands as a testament to the spirit of adventure and the enduring allure of uncharted horizons.