At Sea in the City - New York From the Water's Edge

William Kornblum - New York City native, longtime sailor, urban sociologist, and first-time author - has spent decades plying the waterways of the city in his ancient catboat, Tradition. In At Sea in the City, he takes the reader along as he sails through his hometown, lovingly retelling the history of the city's waterfront and maritime culture and the stories of the men and women who made the water their own. In 'At Sea in the City' and in Kornblum's own humility, humour, and sense of wonder, one detects echoes of E. B. White, John McPhee, and Joseph Mitchell...