Delano's Voyages of Commerce and Discovery

Seafaring merchant Amasa Delano kept adventure-filled journals through three commercial voyages that now offer a keen view of customs, culture, and trade two hundred years ago. Lively and readable, Delano's work gives a fascinating account of the world before industrialization, and is as accessible to today's reader as it was in 1817.

Résumé

Seafaring merchant Amasa Delano kept adventure-filled journals through three commercial voyages that now offer a keen view of customs, culture, and trade two hundred years ago. Lively and readable, Delano's work gives a fascinating account of the world before industrialization, and is as accessible to today's reader as it was in 1817.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Amasa DeLano, Seagraves Eleanor Roosevelt
• Collaboration: William T. La Moy (Editeur), Seagraves Eleanor Roosevelt (Editeur), Roosevelt Seagraves Eleanor (Editeur), Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves (Editeur)
• Edition: W. W. Norton & Company
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 08.01.2010
• EAN: 9780936399560
• ISBN: 978-0-936399-56-0
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 208 mm x 33 mm
• Poids: 588 g
• Thèmes: American Classics; American Classics
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Epoque moderne jusqu'en 1918; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Géographie; HISTORY / World, Geographical discovery & exploration, Geographical discovery and exploration, Classic Travel Writing