{"product_id":"9780241379691","title":"A Short History of Seafaring","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Lavery, Brian, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 02\/05\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 400 pages, Black and white,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: DK,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Dorling Kindersley Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Maritime history, Ships \u0026amp; boats: general interest\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241379691\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more than 5,000 years, the seas have challenged, rewarded, and punished the brave sailors who set forth to explore it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis history of the seas and sailing tells the remarkable story of those individuals - whether they lived to tell the tale themselves or not.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharting 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePreviously 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35020432081049,"sku":"9780241379691","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780241379691_28f9b14a-6d85-4f99-a3a5-de4fc3387277.jpg?v=1601392809","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780241379691","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}