The Many Lives of Aphrodite: The Saga of a Great American Yacht by Dinn, Alan E.

The Many Lives of Aphrodite: The Saga of a Great American Yacht (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781426901881)

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The Many Lives of Aphrodite: The Saga of a Great American Yacht by Dinn, Alan E.

The Many Lives of Aphrodite: The Saga of a Great American Yacht

$42.75
The Many Lives of Aphrodite: The Saga of a Great American Yacht by Dinn, Alan E.

The Many Lives of Aphrodite: The Saga of a Great American Yacht

$42.75
Format: Paperback
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The commuter yacht Aphrodite was built in the depths of the Great Depression for JOck Whitney, one of the richest men in America. She hosted suh show business personalites as Shirley Temple, David O. Selznick and Tallulah Bankhead. She served in the Coast Gaurd during World War II, where she served as an escort to the "Queen Mary" and a chase boat for PT boat trials. She has long been admired for her beautiful lines. Not once, but twice, the boat was rescued from near-certain scrapping, and toda she continues to astonish viewers. This is her story, accompanied by many photographs of her lives and her rebirth.

Author: Alan E. Dinn
ISBN-10: 1426901887
ISBN-13: 9781426901881
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Language: English
Published: 08/30/2010
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.31d
By Alan E. Dinn
By Alan E. Dinn
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ALAN DINN is the historian of the Purdy Boat Company, builders of Aphrodite. He has written about the company in WoodenBoat and Classic Boating magazines, and has lectured about the firm at the Antique Boat Museum. His history of the firm, Boats by Purdy, was published by Tiller in 2003.

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