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 The Voyage of Detroit
Thomas Fleming Day
Paperback reprint, $12.95;
ISBN 0-88448-259-6
5-1/2 x 8-1/2, 156 pages,
photos, dwgs.;
Maritime History
 		Bookcover "The Voyage of Detroit"

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THE CAMERA'S COAST: HISTORIC IMAGES OF SHIP AND SHORE IN NEW ENGLAND

CATBOAT ERA, THE

DAY'S WORK, A (VOL.I)

DAY'S WORK, A (VOL.II)

DORYMAN'S DAY, A

DOWNEAST: A MARITIME HISTORY OF MAINE

LETTERS FROM SEA

OLD TOWN CANOE, THE

RANGELEY AND ITS REGION

SEA STRUCK

SHIPYARD IN MAINE, A

SNOW SQUALL

VOYAGE OF ARCHANGELL, THE

VOYAGE OF DETROIT, THE

WOOD AND CANVAS CANOE, THE

WORTHY OF THE SEA

 		In 1912 Thomas Fleming Day, editor of The Rudder, decided to demonstrate the reliability of the internal combustion engine by taking a 35-foot double-ended powerboat from New York to St. Petersburg, Russia. The trip was an adventure: the vessel’s freeboard was only 21/2 feet so she was usually awash and always rolling; the engine noise was deafening; and the boat caught fire and nearly blew up. After completing the rugged North Sea leg, Day writes, "...The last thing I did was to visit the engine room and kiss the motor good-bye..."

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