Across the Pond: Chapters from the AtlanticDundurn, 2001 - 192 páginas This books tells the story of some of the world's hardiest mariners, famous men such as Cabot, Hudson, Vespuccli and also the nameless thousands who manned the ships. |
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Out of the Central Sea | 1 |
By Curragh and Knorr | 10 |
Admiral of the Ocean Sea | 18 |
Unknown Coasts | 28 |
Treasure Seekers | 39 |
The Colonists | 47 |
This Stinking Smoke | 56 |
Form Line of Battle | 65 |
Of Ships and Shipbuilders | 107 |
Packet Rats | 116 |
The Coming of Steam | 125 |
Hunters of the Icy Waters | 134 |
The Convoys | 144 |
The Contest of the Liners | 153 |
Crossing the Pond | 162 |
The Atlantic Lifeline | 171 |
The Slavers | 73 |
The Privateers | 81 |
The Emigrants | 90 |
Caribbean Sugar | 99 |
The Challenge of Pleasure | 180 |
Glossary | 188 |
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