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Alan Villiers

Alan Villiers aboard the ''[[Grace Harwar]]'' in 1929 Alan John Villiers, DSC (23 September 1903 – 3 March 1982) was a writer, adventurer, photographer and mariner.

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, 1962
    Description: 436 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
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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, 1949
    Description: x, 292 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps. ; 22 cm.
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    The Coral Sea by Villiers, Alan, 1903-1982

    Published: Whittlesey House, 1949
    Description: v, 310 pages : illustrations, maps. ; 24 cm.
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    By way of Cape Horn by Villiers, Alan, 1903-1982

    Published: Garden City Pub. Co., 1930
    Description: 336 pages : frontispiece, plates, portraits ; 26 cm.
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