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The ship asunder, a maritime history of Britain in eleven vessels, Tom Nancollas

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The ship asunder, a maritime history of Britain in eleven vessels, Tom Nancollas

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The ship asunder

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Tom Nancollas

Sub title

a maritime history of Britain in eleven vessels

Summary

In his new history, Tom Nancollas goes in search of eleven relics that together tell the story of Britain at sea. From the swallowtail prow of a Bronze Age vessel to a stone ship moored at a Baroque quayside, each one illuminates a distinct phase of our adventures upon the waves; each brings us close to the people, places and vessels that made a maritime nation. Weaving together stories of great naval architects and unsung shipwrights, fishermen and merchants, shipwrecks and superstition, pilgrimage, trade and war, The Ship Asunder celebrates the richness of Britain's seafaring tradition in all its glory and tragedy, triumph and disaster, and asks how we might best memorialize it as it vanishes from our shores

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