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Author : Captain Elliot Snow
Release : 1986
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Book Synopsis Adventures at Sea in the Great Age of Sail: First Firsthand Narratives by : Captain Elliot Snow
Download or read book Adventures at Sea in the Great Age of Sail: First Firsthand Narratives written by Captain Elliot Snow. This book was released on 1986. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elliot Snow
Release : 1986-01-01
Genre : Transportation
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Book Rating : 776/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Adventures at Sea in the Great Age of Sail by : Elliot Snow
Download or read book Adventures at Sea in the Great Age of Sail written by Elliot Snow. This book was released on 1986-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firsthand accounts of thrilling adventures on the high seas — of surviving on an uninhabited island, of narrowly escaping capture in the Pacific Islands where Capt. James Cook was killed, encounters with savage natives in the South Seas and more. A vivid picture of life aboard the "tall ships" of a century and more ago.
Author : Andrew Lambert
Release : 2005-08-23
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 553/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis War at Sea in the Age of Sail (Smithsonian History of Warfare) by : Andrew Lambert
Download or read book War at Sea in the Age of Sail (Smithsonian History of Warfare) written by Andrew Lambert. This book was released on 2005-08-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our fascination with the drama of war at sea is as strong today as it was in the heyday of the sailing ship.This book, written by one of the world's foremost authors on naval warfare, describes the dramatic battles of an age when sail was supreme. Andrew Lambert's comprehensive history examines key naval conflicts from the highest strategic level right down to the experience of the ordinary sailor. Fully illustrated throughout, this book incorporates computer-generated cartography that brings the sea battles to life. An in-depth look at ship design and the "floating culture" onboard The Anglo-Dutch Wars of 1650–74, when English commanders challenged Dutch sea power with superior speed, close quarters fighting, and fireships The rise and fall of the French Navy under the Sun King, Louis XIV The Napoleonic Wars, the defeat of the French fleet, and the rise of British Royal Navy hero Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson
Author : James Burney
Release : 2012-10-18
Genre : Transportation
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Book Rating : 403/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis History of the Buccaneers of America by : James Burney
Download or read book History of the Buccaneers of America written by James Burney. This book was released on 2012-10-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most comprehensive, accurate accounts of buccaneering by an experienced sailor describes the activities of sea-rovers as renowned for their navigational skills as they were for ravaging ships and terrorizing Caribbean settlements.
Author : Don Carlos Seitz
Release : 2002-03-01
Genre : Transportation
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Book Rating : 315/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Under the Black Flag by : Don Carlos Seitz
Download or read book Under the Black Flag written by Don Carlos Seitz. This book was released on 2002-03-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riveting account traces careers of buccaneers of many nationalities across two centuries and around the globe — from the West Indies to the South Seas. True stories of such notorious brigands as Captain Kidd and Edward (Blackbeard) Teach, as well as such lesser-known pirates as John Quelch, Christopher Scudamore, and Erasmus Peterson.
