A 7000 Mile Cruise Down the Mississippi and Up the Atlantic
by Russell Doubleday
from the Log of Capt. Ransom
This is a true tale of the adventures of four boys in a thirty-foot yawl. The age of the boys is never clearly stipulated, (although it is mentioned that they are just out of high school) and the Capt. Ransom in the attribution above is Kenneth Ransom, one of the boys. He it is who had planned, designed and built the boat, (the Gazelle), conceived the trip and commanded her throughout. It was quite an extraordinary project and one that today would be considered as "beyond" the capacity of mere boys. In 1901 however, there were no bike helmets and no hysterics about safety, and, like the crew of the Typhoon , and the Snark these boys just decided to do it! They built the boat and they did it! If you need any inspiration to finish that cruising boat in the garage and get off-soundings, then this book should do it for you! Are you going to let yourself be outdone by mere lads? First published in 1901.
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