Re: David Diefenderfer's Inland Odysseys

Ron Force (rforce@uidaho.edu)
Fri, 06 Nov 1998 08:38:20 -0800


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
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Gordon wrote:
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> There must be an account of Van Ruth's voyage somewhere
> also, other than the cursory one in the Hilo newspaper, I mean. He kept a
> log on the voyage; it would be a shame if it was never published.

I've done some failrly extensive searches to see if his account was
published as a book, but never found one. I also did some directory
searches for John Van Ruth. Unfortunately, the search engines discard
the "Van", and there are just too many John Ruth's in the country.

> I would also like to read "The Wind Calls the Tune," by Stanley Smith. A
> couple years ago someone on the mail list reported finding a copy in a used
> book store. Also one of the early brochures mentioned something by Smith
> called, "What Makes a Dry Boat," but there was apparently a typo, and that
> paragraph is a little garbled - some words missing apparently.

A good source for used books is www.interloc.com. They publish
inventory software for bookstores, and the databases are combined at
their web site. You can place the order online.

They currently list two copies for sale:

16 Author: Violet/Smith Charles/Stanley Title: The Wind Calls the Tune
The Eventful Voyage of the Nova Espero Description: D. VAn Nostrand
Company, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardback. B&W illustrations. Very good
condition. Very good jacket.. Family Stamp. Topic/Keywords: Literature
(Lit.) Nova Espero Sailing Price: $31.95 Offered By: HARVESTC Info/Order

32 Author: SMITH,Stanley Title: WIND CALLS THE TUNE,Eventful Voyage of
'Nova Espero' Description: VanNostPub, 1952. 1st ed. glossy photo. vg
cond. 5x8", 189ps, Brothers sail 20'boat,England to N.Y..
Topic/Keywords: boat ocean sail sea Price: $15.00 Offered By: PIERCEBK
Info/Order

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