Sea of Glory - The Epic South Seas Expedition

Informationen zum Autor Nathaniel Philbrick is a historian and broadcaster who has writen extensively about sailing. He is Director of the Egan Institute of Maritime Studies on Nantucket Island, and a research fellow at the Nantucket Historical Association. He was a consultant on the movie ‘Moby Dick’. He has lived on Nantucket with his wife and two children since 1986. Klappentext The dramatic story of the largest voyage of discovery in the history of the world, this is an astounding tale of courage, arrogance and adventure on the high seas from the author of 'In the Heart of the Sea'. Zusammenfassung The dramatic story of the largest voyage of discovery in the history of the world, this is an astounding tale of courage, arrogance and adventure on the high seas from the author of ‘In the Heart of the Sea’.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nathaniel Philbrick, Philbrick Nathaniel
• Editore: Harper Perennial UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 07.02.2005
• EAN: 9780007121168
• ISBN: 978-0-00-712116-8
• Pagine: 452
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 34 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918; Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio; Autobiography: general, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Expeditions: popular accounts, Geographical discovery & exploration, maritime history, True stories: discovery / historical / scientific, Australasian & Pacific history, South Pacific, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, History of the Americas, True stories of discovery, Australasian and Pacific history, Navigation & Seamanship, Autobiography: adventurers & explorers, In the Heart of the Sea