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The Sea

Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1

by Frederick Whymper

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Frederick Whymper, known for Travels in Alaska, wrote this illustrated work on the sea and the people who sail it. The opening chapter covers wooden warships from the Victory to Trafalgar, then the arrival of ironclads, the Crimean War, and the Merrimac and the Monitor in Hampton Roads. Others follow the Challenger's deep-sea soundings, castaways on Inaccessible Island near Tristan d'Acunha, sealers on Kerguelen, and the training and daily routine of naval sailors. Two chapters on the dangers of a sailor's life recount losses of the Captain, the Royal George, the Vanguard, the Kent and the Birkenhead. A coloured plate of British crosses and medals serves as frontispiece.

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Reading time
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Pages
406
Language
English
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