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Daily Life in the Age of Sail
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Dorothy Denneen Volo, James M. Volo
Book Code: DCDL1026
344 pages, figures, maps,
GEM Online
Publication: 11/30/2001
Media Type: Database
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: From the Thirteenth century through the Nineteenth, the waterways of the world provided the major means of transportation for exploration, trade, the military, and even criminals. Find out what life was like for those who chose to sail the high seas, as well as for those who didn't choose to be on board, like wives brought to sea by husbands and slaves en route to the auction block. What were their quarters like? What did they eat? How did they pass their long days at sea? These and other questions are answered in animated prose that brings the lives of ordinary people who oftentimes engaged in extraordinary activities, into sharp focus. First-hand accounts from such sources as personal journals
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Seaports
  • Sea Lanes
  • Navigation
  • Hull Down on the Horizon
  • The Crew
  • Shipboard Environment
  • Pastimes
  • Women at Sea
  • The Great Trading Fleets of Europe
  • The Art of War at Sea
  • Pirates and Privateers
  • The Age of Fighting Sail
  • The Militia of the Seas
  • The Sea and the States
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2001016186
LCC Class: VK149
Dewey Class: 910
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