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Young Men and the Sea

- Yankee Seafarers in the Age of Sail

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While historical and fictional accounts have tended to stress the exceptional circumstances or psychological compulsions that drove men to sea, this book shows how normal a part of life seafaring was for those living near a coast before the mid - nineteenth century. It offers a social history of seafaring in the colonial and early national period.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780300123661
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 352
  • Udgivet:
  • 26. april 2007
  • Størrelse:
  • 216x139x24 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 464 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 7. december 2024

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While historical and fictional accounts have tended to stress the exceptional circumstances or psychological compulsions that drove men to sea, this book shows how normal a part of life seafaring was for those living near a coast before the mid - nineteenth century. It offers a social history of seafaring in the colonial and early national period.

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