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.
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