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Other Sports » Other Minor Sports » Books » General » A RACE TOO FAR - THE TRAGIC STORY OF DONALD CROWHURST AND THE 1968 ROUND-THE-WORLD RACE

A RACE TOO FAR - THE TRAGIC STORY OF DONALD CROWHURST AND THE 1968 ROUND-THE-WORLD RACE

A RACE TOO FAR - THE TRAGIC STORY OF DONALD CROWHURST AND THE 1968 ROUND-THE-WORLD RACE

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The story of the Golden Globe race which challenged its competitors to be the first to sail around the world solo without stopping and saw only one finisher and the tragic mental collapse and suicide of Crowhurst.

8vo. 320pp. Paperback. Good condition.

Date
2009
Publisher
Ebury Press
Author
Chris EAKIN

£5.00 (Code: 78041)

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