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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... Pirates ◇ Buccaneers ◇ Earrings for Cutthroats ◇ Henry Every ◇ William Kidd ◇ Edward Teach (“Blackbeard”) ◇ Anne Bonny ◇ Mary Read 15. Sea Fancies Mermaids ◇ Sirens ◇ The Lorelei ◇ Selkies ◇ Halcyon Days ◇ King Canute 16 ...
... piracy and some selected exponents of that art (such as William Kidd and Anne Bonny); and in chapter 15 the reader is offered a brief insight into some of the beliefs still held by modern-day seafarers: mermaids, for example, and the ...
... pirates make an appearance (see chapter 14, At Odds with the Law). From accounts of the hundreds—nay, thousands—of mysteries that are an inseparable part of seafaring, the reader is here tempted by only six or seven examples (see ...
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 |