Seafaring Lore and Legend

Name: Seafaring Lore and Legend
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ISBN: 9780071435437

ISBN-10: 0071435433

ISBN-13: 9780071435437

Edition: 2004

Authors: Peter D. Jeans

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This title spans history to document the most unusual myths, legends, superstitions, fables and facts to emerge from the sea. It includes an extensive bibliography for continued research.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 4/14/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Acknowledgments
Note to the reader
Introduction	p. 1
In the beginning	p. 13
Fabled lands	p. 30
Legendary voyages	p. 43
Sea quests of old	p. 64
Maritime history	p. 85
Nautical custom	p. 95
Life at sea	p. 104
The captain and his ship	p. 134
A murmuring of men	p. 161
Big ships and battles	p. 176
Death and disaster	p. 192
Navigable waters	p. 206
Castaways and survivors	p. 214
At odds with the law	p. 227
Sea fancies	p. 246
Myth and mystery	p. 254
Sea monsters	p. 276
Wraiths of the sea	p. 295
Superstition and belief	p. 304
Sources and notes	p. 329
Select bibliography	p. 350
Index	p. 362
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