Master and Cartographer : Alan Harper

Alan will be in conversation with Tim Wiltshire. Alan Harper is an RYA Yacht Master, maritime journalist, and magazine editor, and has contributed articles on yachting, aviation, seamanship, navigation and travel to publications throughout the English-speaking world. His previous books include Waiting for Buddy Guy: Chicago Blues at the Crossroads, which won the ASCAP Foundation Award and was a Living Blues book of the year. Alan will be talking about his latest book: Master and Cartographer, which follows the adventurous life of Captain Greenvile Collins (1643-94).