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Sons of the Waves

- The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail
Af: Stephen Taylor Engelsk Paperback

Sons of the Waves

- The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail
Af: Stephen Taylor Engelsk Paperback
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A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain’s trade, exploration, and warfare  “No other book resurrects the wooden world of Jack Tar in such captivating and voluminous detail.”—A. Roger Ekirch, Wall Street Journal  “[A] rollicking narrative. . . . Superb.”—Ben Wilson, Times (UK)   British maritime history in the age of sail is full of the deeds of officers like Nelson but has given little voice to plain, “illiterate” seamen. Now Stephen Taylor draws on published and unpublished memoirs, letters, and naval records, including court-martials and petitions, to present these men in their own words.   In this exhilarating account, ordinary seamen are far from the hapless sufferers of the press gangs. Proud and spirited, learned in their own fashion, with robust opinions and the courage to challenge overweening authority, they stand out from their less adventurous compatriots.   Taylor demonstrates how the sailor was the engine of British prosperity and expansion up to the Industrial Revolution. From exploring the South Seas with Cook to establishing the East India Company as a global corporation, from the sea battles that made Britain a superpower to the crisis of the 1797 mutinies, these “sons of the waves” held the nation’s destiny in their calloused hands.
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A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain’s trade, exploration, and warfare  “No other book resurrects the wooden world of Jack Tar in such captivating and voluminous detail.”—A. Roger Ekirch, Wall Street Journal  “[A] rollicking narrative. . . . Superb.”—Ben Wilson, Times (UK)   British maritime history in the age of sail is full of the deeds of officers like Nelson but has given little voice to plain, “illiterate” seamen. Now Stephen Taylor draws on published and unpublished memoirs, letters, and naval records, including court-martials and petitions, to present these men in their own words.   In this exhilarating account, ordinary seamen are far from the hapless sufferers of the press gangs. Proud and spirited, learned in their own fashion, with robust opinions and the courage to challenge overweening authority, they stand out from their less adventurous compatriots.   Taylor demonstrates how the sailor was the engine of British prosperity and expansion up to the Industrial Revolution. From exploring the South Seas with Cook to establishing the East India Company as a global corporation, from the sea battles that made Britain a superpower to the crisis of the 1797 mutinies, these “sons of the waves” held the nation’s destiny in their calloused hands.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 536
ISBN-13: 9780300257519
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0300257511
Kategori: Maritim historie
Udg. Dato: 8 jun 2021
Længde: 46mm
Bredde: 197mm
Højde: 130mm
Forlag: Yale University Press
Oplagsdato: 8 jun 2021
Forfatter(e): Stephen Taylor
Forfatter(e) Stephen Taylor

Kategori Maritim historie

ISBN-13 9780300257519

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 536

Udgave

Længde 46mm

Bredde 197mm

Højde 130mm

Udg. Dato 8 jun 2021

Oplagsdato 8 jun 2021

Forlag Yale University Press

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