<p><i>"A gripping compendium of noteworthy small-boat voyages made over the centuries."</i></p><p><i>--John Harland, author of </i>Seamanship in the Age of Sail</p><p><i>A Speck on the Sea </i>chronicles the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest boats. These feats include:</p><ul><li>Diego Mendez's voyage to rescue Columbus</p><li>William Okeley's escape from slavery in a folding rowboat</p><li>Ernest Shackleton's death-cheating journeys</p><li>And more</ul>