HEMINGWAY’SBOAT
BY PAUL HENDRICKSON
Despite hosting some 500 guests, among them
some of the most creative and influential people of
the time, Pilar, Ernest Hemingway’s boat, remained
his one true love, loyal and constant throughout the
last 30 years of his life. In this excerpt from his best-selling new book, national award-winning author
Paul Hendrickson charts the famed novelist’s love
for his vessel, and his own first meeting with Pilar