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Zusatztext "Winchester brings a knowledge as vast and deep as his subject to this history of the Atlantic Ocean." Informationen zum Autor Simon Winchester is the acclaimed author of many books, including The Professor and the Madman, The Men Who United the States, The Map That Changed the World, The Man Who Loved China, A Crack in the Edge of the World, and Krakatoa, all of which were New York Times bestsellers and appeared on numerous best and notable lists. In 2006, Winchester was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty the Queen. He resides in western Massachusetts. Klappentext Atlantic is a biography of a tremendous space that has been central to the ambitions of explorers, scientists, and warriors, and continues to affect our character, attitudes, and dreams. Poets to potentates, seers to sailors, fishermen to foresters—all have a relationship with this great body of gray and heaving sea. Winchester chronicles that relationship, making the Atlantic come vividly alive. More than a mere history, Atlantic is an unforgettable journey of unprecedented scope by one of the most gifted writers in the English language. Zusammenfassung "Variably genial! cautionary! lyrical! admonitory! terrifying! horrifying and inspiring…A lifetime of thought! travel! reading! imagination and memory inform this affecting account." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Blending history and anecdote! geography and reminiscence! science and exposition! New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester tells the breathtaking saga of the Atlantic Ocean. A gifted storyteller and consummate historian! Winchester sets the great blue sea's epic narrative against the backdrop of mankind's intellectual evolution! telling not only the story of an ocean! but the story of civilization. Fans of Winchester's Krakatoa! The Man Who Loved China ! and The Professor and the Madman will love this masterful! penetrating! and resonant tale of humanity finding its way across the ocean of history. ...
