Description: (Ships & Sailing) Riesenberg, Jr. , Felix (with Charts by William Briesemeister) : Cape Horn: Hardcover. Dodd, Mead & Company, New York. 1940. B&W Illustrations: 2nd Printing. Very Good+ This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is an inked previous owner's name on the front pastedown page. "Riesenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He later attended the New York Nautical School graduating in the class of 1897. Afterward, he secured a position as a deck officer in the merchant marine, being part of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and also serving in the Naval Reserve until 1909. Riesenberg was hired by Walter Wellman to be a part of the support crew in an unsuccessful attempt to reach the North Pole by airship in the summer of 1906. [1] He was rehired by Wellman the following year to be the navigator aboard the three man airship America in a second failed attempt to reach the North Pole in 1907. [1]" (from Wikipedia) 5 132 #42085 $25
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Author: Riesenberg, Jr. , Felix (with Charts by William Briesemeister)
Book Title: Cape Horn
Cover: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company
Publication Year: 1940
Place Published: New York
Pages: 452p.
Topic: Ships & Sailing
Format: Hardcover
Printing: 2nd Printing
Book Condition: Very Good+
Defects: This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the dust, jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean,, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends, of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There, is an inked previous owner's name on the front pastedown page., "Riesenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He later attended, the New York Nautical School graduating in the class of 1897., Afterward, he secured a position as a deck officer in the, merchant marine, being part of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and also serving in the Naval Reserve until 1909. Riesenberg, was hired by Walter Wellman to be a part of the support crew in, an unsuccessful attempt to reach the North Pole by airship in, the summer of 1906. [1] He was rehired by Wellman the following, year to be the navigator aboard the three man airship America, in a second failed attempt to reach the North Pole in 1907., [1]" (from Wikipedia)
Illustration Type: B&W Illustrations
Binding: Hardcover
Subject: Ships & Sailing
Place of Publication: New York
Year Printed: 1940
