"Medea": The Classic Steam Yacht

by Craig Arnold

... This is a look at yachting during its golden era - the Age of the Steam Yacht. It was a time of leisure and luxury for those who could afford such splendid vessels as Medea. This handsome yacht also served three nations in two world wars - patrolling against U-boats and carrying out other naval duties. Today she still steams as part of the fleet of historic ships at the San Diego Maritime Museum. Steam buffs, history fans, yachtsmen and those who simply love the sea will enjoy this story. Under six flags and over ninety years, Medea cruised the ocean waves from the Baltic to the Pacific. Steam is up in her boiler again, the whistle is blowing, and she's about to get under way. Come aboard for a voyage into the past. --- excerpt from book's back cover

228 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Craig Arnold was a professor at the University of Wyoming. He cited Ani DiFranco as a muse and claimed he was more interested in art made in moments of happiness than art made to be beautiful. On April 26, 2009 Craig Arnold went missing on the island of Kuchino-erabu. He was in Japan to work on a lyric book about volcanoes. May 8, 2009 a search and rescue team concluded he suffered a leg injury and fell to his death on a steep cliff. According to his partner of six years, Rebecca Lindenberg, "he did not wait or wonder or suffer."

His first collection, Shells won the Yale Younger Poets selection. His follow-up, Made Flesh was critically acclaimed.