Adventures at Sea in the Great Age of Sail

Five Firsthand Narratives

• Author(s): Elliot Snow,
• Publisher: Courier Corporation
• Pages: 353
• ISBN_10: 0486251772
  ISBN_13: 9780486251776
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Transportation / Ships & Shipbuilding / History , History / Modern / 18th Century , Sports & Recreation / Sailing ,

Description:... For anyone in search of authentic tales of sea-going action, adventure and exploration, these true-to-life accounts comprise a rich treasury of entertaining reading, with enough excitement and derring-do to satisfy any armchair adventurer. Moreover, they offer a vivid picture of life aboard the "tall ships" a century and more ago. A selection of 33 reproductions of historic drawings, engravings and photographs add special flavor and authenticity to the text.