A mesmerizing account of Benjamin Lundy’s life in the 1880s aboard the square-rigger Beara Head. Lundy provides a remarkable reconstruction of a harrowing journey through the most dangerous waters of the world as the ship rounds Cape Horn. He is a master at evoking the romance and the brutality of a bygone era while illuminating the history of square-rigger seamen and the last days of these magnificent sailing ships. A fascinating read.