In search of islands
Subtitle: a life of Conor O'Brien
By: Judith Hill.
Publisher: Collins Press; Collins Pr
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Doughcloyne, Wilton, Cork
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9781905172658
Subjects: O'Brien, Conor, -- 1880-1952; Sailors -- Ireland -- Biography; Voyages around the world; Ireland -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: "This biography of Conor O'Brien, using his own drawings, writings, and letters, records the eventful life of a sailor and mountaineer, fiction and travel writer, designer of boats and buildings, Irish nationalist and defender of Britain. He made history by sailing around the world in a small yacht in 1925, climbed mountains with Mallory and Young, joined the Irish Volunteers and shipped guns with Erskine Childers"-- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-123) and index.