Author: Samuel Taylor ColeridgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The Ancient Mariners
Author: Lionel CassonPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691212996
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Written by the renowned authority on ancient ships and seafaring Lionel Casson, The Ancient Mariners has long served the needs of all who are interested in the sea, from the casual reader to the professional historian. This completely revised edition takes into account the fresh information that has appeared since the book was first published in 1959, especially that from archaeology's newest branch, marine archaeology. Casson does what no other author has done: he has put in a single volume the story of all that the ancients accomplished on the sea from the earliest times to the end of the Roman Empire. He explains how they perfected trading vessels from mere rowboats into huge freighters that could carry over a thousand tons, how they transformed warships from simple oared transports into complex rowing machines holding hundreds of marines and even heavy artillery, and how their maritime commerce progressed from short cautious voyages to a network that reached from Spain to India.
Author: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Author: Samuel Taylor ColeridgeCall of the Ancient Mariner
Author: Reese PalleyPublisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 9780071388818
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
A disproportionate number of sailors are over the age of 60, or will be soon. This group has special concerns, some quite concrete such as can I still pull up the anchor and what are the best boat designs for older people and some concerning more complex concerns for sailors who cruise for longer periods, such as does my medical condition have a bearing on sailing and is it fair on my family. This volume aims to answer such questions.
Mariner
Author: Malcolm GuitePublisher:
ISBN: 9781473611078
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A biography of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, shaped and structured around the story he himself tells in his most famous poem, 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'. Though the 'Mariner' was written in 1797 when Coleridge was only 25, it was an astonishingly prescient poem.
The Mariner's Curse
Author: John LunnPublisher: Tundra Books
ISBN: 9780887766725
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
As an avid reader about sailors and ships, twelve-year-old Rory is ecstatic to be sailing on a cruise ship, but when he encounters Mr. Morgan on board, he is sure he has seen him in photographs of Titanic passengers.
Ships and Seafaring in Ancient Times
Author: Lionel CassonPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Ever since the earliest travelers took to the water on reed rafts or inflated goatskins, ships and boats have played a paramount role in the history of the Western world. The invention of the sail about 3500 BC resulted in ever faster and more efficient water transport, and the great civilizations of Egypt, Greece, and Rome depended on ships and seafarers for their prosperity. This entertaining book by the world's foremost authority on ancient seamanship traces the development of the boat from the most primitive craft to the powerful warships of the Greeks, the huge Roman merchant vessels, and the slender galleys of the Vikings. Professor Casson shows how the discoveries of marine archaeologists and recent experiments with full-size replicas of ancient boats have increased our knowledge of the way in which ships were built and used. Drawing upon written accounts and contemporary artistic depictions of naval battles, trading expeditions, and other voyages, he brings the world of seafaring in ancient times vividly to life.
The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales
Author: Chris BaldickPublisher: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse
ISBN: 9780199561537
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Bringing together the work of such writers as Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Arthur Conan Doyle, Eudora Welty, Thomas Hardy, William Faulkner, Isak Dinesen, and Joyce Carol Oates, The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales presents 37 sinister and unsettling tales for all lovers of ghost stories, fantasy, and horror.
A Mariner's Miscellany
Author: Peter H. SpectrePublisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN: 9781574091953
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This book is both an engaging compendium of nautical knowledge and a random accounting of the ways of the sea. It is the product of Peter H. Spectre's lifelong fascination with the sea, a guide to the good, the bad, and the ugly of a way of life that is as old as civilization.
