The Sea - Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism
| Autor: | Frederick Whymper |
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| EAN: | 9788028290344 |
| eBook Format: | ePUB |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | eBook |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 23.03.2023 |
| Untertitel: | The History of Sea Voyages, Discovery, Piracy and Maritime Warfare (The Complete Four Volumes) |
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| Schlagworte: | admiral duncan cape horn columbus coral island drake fifteen-year-old captain lord jim macao the old man and the sea the queen's pirate |
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The book 'The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism' is an exciting review of the history of sea travels from the earliest times to the XIX century. It includes the first mentions of sea travel, the history of shipbuilding, mentions the greatest men who pursued geographical discoveries like Columbus and his contemporaries, and the deeds of pirates like Sir Francis Drake. The author revises the history of the most significant shipwrecks and concludes with poetry dedicated to sea and ship travel. The author spent his life traveling on a steamship and collected numerous stories and illustrations of interesting distant places. The book is the culmination of his lifetime interest in sea, travel, history, and art.
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