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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... Navigator ◇ Prince Madoc of Wales ◇ Voyages of Saint Brendan ◇ Voyages of Gil Eannes ◇ Polynesian Seafarers ◇ The Kon-Tiki Expedition 4. Sea Quests of Old The Argosy ◇ The Argonauts ◇ The Odyssey ◇ Vinland USA ◇ The Northwest ...
... Navigator, chapter 3, who in 500 B.C. apparently sailed down the west coast of Africa in an attempt to establish colonies in suitable locations). When Pytheas claimed to have encountered great chunks of floating ice larger than his ship ...
... navigators have been unable to confirm this. HY. BRASIL. “The Islands ofAran . . . are still believed by many ofthepeasantry to be the nearest land to the far-famed island ofO'Brazil or Hy Brasail, the blessed paradise of the pagan Irish ...
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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 |