The Lawson History of the America's Cup: A Record of Fifty YearsSheridan 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 |
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Lawson History of the America's Cup: A Record of Fifty Years Winfield Martin Thompson,Thomas William Lawson Affichage d'extraits - 1902 |
The Lawson History of the America's Cup: A Record of Fifty Years Thomas William Lawson,Winfield M B 1869 Thompson Aucun aperçu disponible - 2015 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
America America's cup Ashbury Atalanta August ballast beam beat Boston boat bowsprit breeze built Cambria Capt centre-board challenge club-topsail Columbia Commodore Stevens Constitution contest Countess of Dufferin course crew cup committee cup defender cup races cutter Dauntless deck deed of gift defend the cup defending yacht designer drawing by W.G. England English feet 6 inches finish fleet Galatea Genesta George Steers Herreshoff hull Independence jib-topsail keel knots Lawson leeward length Livonia load water-line Lord Dunraven mainsail mast match Mayflower measured miles to windward minutes Newport October Oliver Iselin outer mark owner pen drawing Puritan racers regatta committee Royal Yacht Squadron Sandy Hook schooner Schuyler September Shamrock Sir Thomas Lipton sloop spars speed spinnaker sport starboard tack starting steamers steel Thistle tons topmast topsail trial races Valkyrie Valkyrie III vessel Vigilant W.G. Wood weather wind yachtsmen York Yacht Club