| Author |
Reynolds, Earle L., 1910-1998 |
| Author |
Reynolds, Barbara (Barbara Leonard), 1915-1990 |
| LoC No. |
62018969
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| Title |
All in the same boat : An American family's adventures on a voyage around the world in the yacht Phoenix
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| Original Publication |
United States: David McKay Company, Inc., 1962.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Contents |
The rise of the Phoenix -- Preparations for a voyage -- From Japan to Honolulu -- On to the South Pacific: from Hawaii to Tahiti -- Tahiti and the Islands Under the Wind -- Westward through the South Seas: Rarotonga, Samoa, Fiji -- Down under: New Zealand and Australia -- And back up: the Great Barrier Reef -- Into Indonesia: Thursday Island to Bali -- Bali, Java, the Keeling-Cocos -- Across the Indian Ocean: Cocos to Durban -- South Africa: beautiful, unhappy land -- Across the Atlantic the long way: Cape Town to New York City -- Every kind of cruising: New York to Panama, by the corkscrew route -- Galápagos: home of the last pioneers -- Back to Hawaii -- The last leg: Honolulu to Hiroshima.
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| Credits |
Richard Tonsing, Brian Wilson, Tim Lindell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
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| Summary |
"All in the Same Boat: An American Family's Adventures on a Voyage Around the World" by Earle and Barbara Reynolds is a memoir detailing a family's journey aboard their yacht, the "Phoenix", written in the early 1960s. The book chronicles the Reynolds family's endeavors, including challenges and triumphs, as they embark on a significant sailing expedition, promoting themes of adventure, family bonding, and cultural exchange. The beginning of the memoir introduces the "Phoenix"'s launch and sets the stage for the family's adventures. As they prepare for the voyage, Earle Reynolds reflects on the journey from his childhood dreams of sailing to finally manifesting those dreams while living in Japan. The story features each family member preparing for their roles, including Earle as the captain, Barbara as the cook, and Jessica as the ship's historian. Through humorous and sometimes chaotic moments, the family faces the realities of boat ownership, cultural barriers, and the logistics of sea travel, all while building anticipation for their grand voyage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
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| Subject |
Voyages around the world
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| Subject |
Phoenix (Yacht)
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
74535 |
| Release Date |
Oct 7, 2024 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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