John S. (Seajack) reviewed The Queen of Whale Cay : The Eccentric Story of 'Joe' Carstairs, Fastest Woman on Water on + 347 more book reviews
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Ms. Summerscale has done an awful lot of research on a somewhat obscure subject, to put together a fascinating potrait of such an eccentric character. I confess I skimmed through the boat racing details, though they are an important part of the story.