My Shenandoah: The Story of Captain Robert S. Douglas and His Schooner

The sailor is Robert S. Douglas. Son of an advisor to presidents, he might have joined the family business. He might have become a rancher or a jet aircraft pilot. Each of these might have called him, but each failed to capture his devoted attention. Instead, this Midwesterner made a singular and historic seagoing vision the centerpiece of his life’s work. He became the builder, owner, and captain of the engineless topsail schooner he refers to simply as my Shenandoah.