The Lawson History of the America's Cup: A Record of Fifty Years

Couverture
Sheridan House, Inc., 1986 - 402 pages
This year's 150th anniversary of the America's Cup provides a unique, never again to be repeated opportunity to purchase a copy of the most famous book on the Cup, one that is considered the official and most detailed history of the first 50 years. Published originally in 1902 in a limited and numbered edition of only 3,000 copies, the book is almost impossible to find and even used copies easily cost $1,500 or more. An exquisite, limited and numbered reprint of only 1,500 copies was published by Sheridan House in 1986. It went quickly out of print. Now quite unexpectedly a couple of dozen books have been found and are being offered for sale. This is a facsimile edition, in large format (7 [1/2] 11 [1/2]), ornately brassed on high quality buckram in the Victorian tradition. The cover is gold and white linen. Full gold edging. There are 90 illustrations, 17 of which are full-page watercolors of famous America's Cup challengers in full sail. There is also a fascinating assortment of sketches, yacht plans and race charts. A very special collector's item.
 

Table des matières

CHAPTER PAGE
1
CONTRACT LETTER FOR BUILDING THE AMERICA
4
MARIA SLOOP OUTSAILING THE AMERICA
8
PORTRAIT OF GEORGE STEERS
12
PORTRAIT OF COMMODORE JOHN C STEVENS
14
SAILPLAN OF THE AMERICA AND OF AN ENGLISH SCHOONER CON
20
COURSE OF THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON AROUND THE ISLE
24
THE AMERICA IS VISITED BY QUEEN VICTORIA AND ENTERS
30
LINES OF Atalanta Challenger of 1881 and Valkyrie II
143
FINISH OF FINAL RACE BETWEEN VIGILANT AND VALKYRIE II
148
LORD DUNRAVENS SECOND EFFORT TO WIN THE
153
AND JUBILEE IN DOCK
160
DEFENDER AND VALKYRIE III IN THEIR FIRST RACE
165
DEFENDER STARTS ALONE IN FINAL RACE OF 1895 SERIES
172
LORD DUNRAVEN MAKES CHARGES OF Fraud and a HEAR
178
THOMAS J LIPTON Merchant and KNIGHT CHALLENGES
198

COWES ROADS THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON Castle
32
BRILLIANT AND PEARL ENGLISH YACHTS OF 1851
37
THE AMERICAS CUP IS ESTABLISHED AS AN INTERNATIONAL
42
Lines of Cambria and TitaNIA SCHOONER
49
MAGIC WINNER OF THE FIRST CHALLENGE CONTEST FOR
56
A SECOND CHALLENGE FOR THE CUP RESULTS IN A SERIES
59
DAUNTLESS AND PALMER SCHOONERS RESERVED FOR THE CUPs
65
SAPPHO SCHOONER SECOND DEFENDER OF 1871 AND LIVONIA
72
CANADIANS TWICE CHALLENGE FOR THE CUP AND RACE
72
ENGLAND SENDS A CUTTER WHICH IS DEFEATED BY
72
MADELEINE SCHOONER DEFENDER OF THE CUP IN 1876
78
POCAHONTAS SLOOP FIRST VESSEL BUILT FOR CUP DEFENCE
86
MASSACHUSETTS AGAIN DEFENDS THE TROPHY AGAINST
89
GALATEA CUTTER CHALLENGER FOR THE CUP IN 1886
94
LINES OF PURITAN AND GENESTA
101
SCOTLAND SENDS A CHALLENGER AND A THIRD BOSTON
105
MAYFLOWER SLOOP DEFENDER OF THE CUP IN 1886
107
VOLUNTEER SLOOP DEFENDER OF THE CUP IN 1887
116
VOLUNTEER AND THISTLE ON THE INSIDE COURSE OF THE
117
LINES OF VOLUNTEER AND THISTLE
125
THE TRUST DEED IS ALTered and CONCESSIONS ARE
128
BOSTONS THREE CUP DEFENDERS PURITAN MAYFLOWER
132
THREE UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES FOR CUPDEFENCE HONORS
136
Cutter Tenth Challenger FOR THE AMERICAS
200
COLUMBIA CUTTER AND SHAMROCK I IN THEIR FINAL RACE
208
TWO VESSELS ARE BUILT FOR CUP DEFENCE BUT NEI
216
INDEPENDENCE IN MASSACHUSETTS BAY
218
CONSTITUTION CUTTER COLUMBia and IndepenDENCE OFF NEW
224
A CLOSE START OFF NEWPORT 1901
228
Independence SAILS THROUGH COLUMBIAS LEE IN A START
232
CHAPTER PAGE
246
IN DOCK AT ERIE BASIN
252
START AND FINISH OF FIRST RACE BETWEEN Columbia and SHAM
261
FINISH OF SECOND RACE BETWeen Columbia and Shamrock II
266
FINISH OF FINAL RACE BETWeen Columbia and Shamrock II
269
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS PRODUCE A VICIOUS CLASS
277
AN ADVERTISEMENT
288
BOSTONS CUPDEFENCE VESSEL AS EXPONENT OF
292
INDEPENDENCE AS SHE APPEARED IN HER LAST RACE
296
INDEPENDENCE A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY
316
THE END OF INDEPENDENCE
330
DATA CONCERNING INDEPENDENCE GIVEN IN FULL
335
INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION OF INDEPENDENCE
338
APPENDIX
355
INDEX
381
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