Hervey Garrett Smith (1896–1979)
Autor/a de The Marlinspike Sailor
Sobre l'autor
Obres de Hervey Garrett Smith
How to choose a sailboat 2 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1896-01-17
- Data de defunció
- 1979-11-12
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Llocs de residència
- Bayport, New York, USA
- Professions
- flight instructor (United States Army Air Corps)
painter
illustrator - Organitzacions
- Long Island Maritime Museum
Wet Pants Sailing Association
Early Bird Flyers Club
South Bay Cruising Club
Membres
Ressenyes
The marlinspike sailor de Hervey Garrett Smith
Very good reading on knots. Good, useful diagrams and enjoyable writing. I approached it only for the knots and read everything else because he presented it well.
Heavily overlaps "The Marlinspike Sailor". Most readers could probably do with either book. The writing is good and the content useful. It is a trove of nautical knowledge and skills.
“Rope is probably the most remarkable product known to mankind”. So reads the opening sentence of the classic - The Marlinspike Sailor by Hervey Garret Smith. It was first published in 1956 based on a series of articles in Rudder magazine in the 50’s. Hervey Garret Smith was one of the best maritime artists of his day as well as one of the founders and the first director of the Long Island Maritime Museum. What makes the book so amazing is that between his wondering drawings and his detailed instructions even a fumble-fingered lubber can turn out some beautiful rope work with a bit of patience.… (més)
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 6
- Membres
- 472
- Popularitat
- #52,190
- Valoració
- 3.9
- Ressenyes
- 3
- ISBN
- 19