Seafaring Lore and Legend"A valuable and lively resource. Jeans sorts truth from fiction with a sure hand and does full justice to both."—Peter Stanford, President Emeritus, National Maritime Historical Society “A veritable sourcebook of nautical history, beliefs, and heritage. Every true mariner will get lost in this book.”—Boating Seafaring Lore and Legend is a storehouse of wonders for those who love the sea. From Noah’s Ark to Thor Heyerdahl’s raft, from Atlantis to the Northwest Passage, author Peter Jeans scours the ages and the seven seas for fanciful, inspiring, and bizarre tales of sea monsters, ghost ships, lost continents, castaways, pirates, explorers, superstitions, and customs. Discover the surprising truths behind:
This is a book you can open anywhere to savor for a few minutes or an afternoon. But be careful: it's easy to lose track of time at sea. |
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... Columbus ◇ Lord Anson ◇ Captain James Cook ◇ John Paul Jones ◇ Lord Nelson 9. A Murmuring of Men The Batavia Wreck and Mutiny ◇ HMS Bounty Mutiny ◇ HMS Hermione Mutiny ◇ Spithead and the Nore Mutiny ◇ The Press Gang 10. Big ...
... (Columbus, of course; James Cook; and John Paul Jones). Chapters 9 through 11 touch upon some of the famous wrecks, mutinies, and wartime engagements of historical times: the wreck and subsequent mutiny of the Batavia, for example, and ...
... Columbus ventured into American waters, there is still astonishing resistance to this apparently heretical notion (see Vinland USA, chapter 4). It is as if all meaningful maritime exploration began in 1492. Nevertheless, there is still ...
Contents
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3 Legendary Voyages | 43 |
4 Sea Quests of Old | 64 |
5 Maritime History | 85 |
6 Nautical Custom | 95 |
7 Life at Sea | 104 |
12 Navigable Waters | 206 |
13 Castaways and Survivors | 214 |
14 At Odds with the Law | 227 |
15 Sea Fancies | 246 |
16 Myth and Mystery | 254 |
17 Sea Monsters | 276 |
18 Wraiths of the Sea | 295 |
19 Superstition and Belief | 304 |
8 The Captain and His Ship | 134 |
9 A Murmuring of Men | 161 |
10 Big Ships and Battles | 176 |
11 Death and Disaster | 192 |
Sources and Notes | 329 |
Select Bibliography | 350 |
Index | 362 |