Description
“Showdown at Newport” is an ambitious work that takes in the entire panorama of America’s Cup action from the days of gambling Hudson River steamboat owners to the dramatic challenge for the cup in 1974. The latest assault on the oldest international trophy in the sporting world is described in colorful detail as the author places the two current challengers in their historical perspectives.
A lively historical account of the origins of the America’s Cup written in a fresh and objective manner.
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