Seafaring Lore and Legend - Rilegato

Jeans, Peter

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ISBN 10: 0071435433 ISBN 13: 9780071435437

Casa editrice: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2004

Riassunto

From Noah's Ark to St. Elmo's Fire, Seafaring Lore and Legend leaves no maritime fable or superstition unturned. Author Peter Jeans has spent years compiling these sea stories, and his relaxed writing style and passion for nautical tales make for fast, enjoyable, and informative reading. The wealth of colorful information includes: Oddities of nautical custom Famous wrecks and mutinies Castaways and survivors, pirates and buccaneers

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L'autore:

Peter Jeans was born in Perth in 1936. He was educated at Geraldton Senior High School and was graduated in English from the University of Western Australia in 1962. In 1962 he resigned his job, sailed to Singapore, bought a motorcycle, and spent fifteen months riding it overland to London, arriving on Westminster Bridge in September, 1963. The story of this adventure is described in his book Long Road to London. His love for seafaring lore began when he wrote his first nautical book, Ship To Shore: A Dictionary of Everyday Words and Phrases Dervived from the Sea. He has been an English teacher, a columnist, and is an avid writer and sailor. He and his wife, Judith, and two sons live in Perth. AUTHOR HOMETOWN: Perth, Australia

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• Editore: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0071435433
• ISBN 13: 9780071435437
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 320