The Atlantic
by
Paul Butel
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Seas in History
ISBN-10
0415106907
ISBN-13
9780415106900
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 29th, 1999
Print length
346 Pages
Weight
636 grams
Dimensions
15.90 x 23.70 x 3.10 cms
Product Classification:
General & world history
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Butel offers a global history of the Atlantic, surveying the important events of the ocean's rich past and discussing how its power and influence has affected the peoples and nations which have come into contact with it over many centuries.
From Antiquity to modern times, the Atlantic has been the subject of myths and legends. The Atlantic by Paul Butel offers a global history of the ocean encompassing the exploits of adventurers, Vikings, explorers such as Christopher Columbus, emigrants, fishermen, and modern traders. The book also highlights the importance of the growth of ports such as New York and Liverpool and the battles of the Atlantic in the world wars of the twentieth century.
The author offers an examination of the legends of the ocean, beginning with the Phoenicians and Carthaginians navigating beyong the Pillars of Hercules, and details the exploitation and power struggles of the Atlantic through the centuries.
The book surveys the important events in the Atlantic''s rich history and comprehensively analyses the changing fortunes of sea-going nations, including Britain, the United States and Germany.
The author offers an examination of the legends of the ocean, beginning with the Phoenicians and Carthaginians navigating beyong the Pillars of Hercules, and details the exploitation and power struggles of the Atlantic through the centuries.
The book surveys the important events in the Atlantic''s rich history and comprehensively analyses the changing fortunes of sea-going nations, including Britain, the United States and Germany.
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