Boatopia

128 pp. Black-and-white photos with photo endpapers by Legrand who has travelled Europe and the Mediterranean for photos of boats, rivers, and ships. A combination of photography and writings, this book will excite anyone who loves the sea, boats, rivers, and ships. The author's photographs take the reader from remote fishing villages on Greek and Italian Islands through the lonely waters of the Hebrides and to many other seas and rivers. The text allows the reader to sail with Captain Slocum on the first ever solo circumnavigation of the world, sail along the complete length of the Mississippi, and share the experiences, hardships and joys of sailors and watermen across time and continents.