Categories, Collections, Filters & Keywords : Transportation The Rest of The World Second Hand Books Paperback Non-Fiction Keywords_World History Keywords_Ships & Boats Featured Authors_Brian Lavery Book Type & Condition_Second Hand Books Book Type & Condition_Second Hand - Very Good Book Format_Paperback All Books
Brian Lavery - A Short History of Seafaring (2nd Hand Paperback)
SKU B003014
Availability:
1 available
Original price
£4.45
-
Original price
£4.45
Original price
£4.45
£4.45
-
£4.45
Current price
£4.45
Synopsis
Paying tribute to 'the essential contribution of sailors and their ships to the evolving history of the human world’, Brian Lavery’s history begins with the early Polynesians’ outrigger canoes on the Pacific, Minoan ships in the Mediterranean and Vikings crossing the north Atlantic. He traces the progress of traders, explorers, conquerors, slavers and colonizers, and describes historic maritime events such as the invention of the sea clock and the Cuban Missile Crisis, up to today’s container ships, pirates and refugee ‘boat people’.
Discover over 5000 years of seafaring history, packed with first-hand accounts of triumphs and disasters A fascinating journey through more than 5,000 years of seafaring history in this essential guide to the most impressive seafaring tales, explorers, and maritime environments. For more than 5,000 years, the seas have challenged, rewarded, and punished the brave sailors who set forth to explore it.
This history of the seas and sailing tells the remarkable story of those individuals - whether they lived to tell the tale themselves or not. From the early Polynesian seafarers and the first full circumnavigations of the globe, to explorers picking their way through the coral reefs of the West Indies, this book tells the compelling story of life at sea that lies behind man's search for new lands, new trade, conquest, and uncharted waters.
Charting the great milestones of nautical history from the discovery of America to the establishment of the Royal Navy, the naval history of the American Civil War, the Battle of Midway and modern piracy the book sets all of them in their cultural and historical context. Previously published as The Conquest of the Ocean, A Short History of Seafaring is a unique compendium of awe-inspiring tales of epic sea voyages and great feats of seamanship, navigation, endurance, and ingenuity.
Details
- Format : Thicker 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good
- Category : Non-Fiction - Transportation
- Published : 2019 (Dorling Kindersley)
- ISBN : 9780241379691
- SKU : B003014
- PPC : SP450gm
- RRP : £9.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
Fully Illustrated with pictures, drawings, plans & maps. 400pp.
External Reviews
'This book is a DK book. You can tell form the small font and black and white illustrations and pictures. It covers key historical facts and covers them well. to appeal to a larger audience it should have colour pictures. That would bring the facts to life. It does show the great feats of sea faring and the trials and tribulations a seaman has to endure. It fits the bill for a person who loves to understand the history of sea travel, battles and endurance of the crew and captain at sea through torrid times. It gives a snapshot of the past and a glimpse of the current way crews on boats operate, not much has changed. It is still a battle against mother of the sea.'
'this is good value read for those with a love of the sea. When originally published as “The Conquest of the Ocean” it was described as “a unique compendium of awe-inspiring tales of epic sea voyages and great feats of seamanship, navigation, endurance, and ingenuity” - the same applies here.'
'. . . the author does manage to make it interesting, with plenty to learn, spanning both technology, adventure and politics through the ages. Oh and plunder, naturally.' - Google Reviews.
The Author
Brian Lavery, is a British naval historian, author, and Curator Emeritus at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, England and the author of over 30 books on ships and seafaring. As a highly respected maritime historian, he was consultant on the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, advised on the replica of Captain Cook's Endeavour, and wrote the best-selling accompanying book to the BBC drama series Empire of the Seas.
Featured Author . . . Brian Lavery