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Alan Villiers
![Alan Villiers aboard the ''[[Grace Harwar]]'' in 1929](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Alan_Villiers_-_nla.pic-vn3289567-v.jpg)
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Villiers first went to sea at age 15 and sailed on board traditionally rigged vessels, including the full-rigged ship ''Joseph Conrad''. He commanded square-rigged ships for films, including ''Moby Dick'' and ''Billy Budd''. He also commanded the ''Mayflower II'' on its voyage from the United Kingdom to the United States.
Villiers wrote 44 books, and served as the Chairman (1960–70) and President (1970-74) of the Society for Nautical Research, a Trustee of the National Maritime Museum, and Governor of the Cutty Sark Preservation Society. He was awarded the British Distinguished Service Cross as a Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve during the Second World War. Provided by Wikipedia
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Men, ships, and the sea by Villiers, Alan, 1903-1982
Published: National Geographic Society, 1962Description: 436 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.Call Number: Loading…
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The set of the sails; the story of a Cape Horn seaman by Villiers, Alan, 1903-1982
Published: C. Scribner's Sons, 1949Description: x, 292 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps. ; 22 cm.Call Number: Loading…
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The Coral Sea by Villiers, Alan, 1903-1982
Published: Whittlesey House, 1949Description: v, 310 pages : illustrations, maps. ; 24 cm.Call Number: Loading…
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By way of Cape Horn by Villiers, Alan, 1903-1982
Published: Garden City Pub. Co., 1930Description: 336 pages : frontispiece, plates, portraits ; 26 cm.Call Number: Loading…
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