Description
A valuable and lively resource. Jeans sorts truth from fiction with a sure hand and does full justice to both. --Peter Stanford, President Emeritus, National Maritime Historical Society
"A veritable sourcebook of nautical history, beliefs, and heritage. Every true mariner will get lost in this book."--Boating
Seafaring Lore and Legend is a storehouse of wonders for those who love the sea. From Noah's Ark to Thor Heyerdahl's raft, from Atlantis to the Northwest Passage, author Peter Jeans scours the ages and the seven seas for fanciful, inspiring, and bizarre tales of sea monsters, ghost ships, lost continents, castaways, pirates, explorers, superstitions, and customs.
Discover the surprising truths behind:
- The origins of naval salutes and the Beaufort Scale
- Flogging a dead horse and other oddities of nautical custom
- Sea chanties, scurvy, and the hardships of life at sea
- Infamous and noteworthy sea captains and their ships
- Famous wrecks and mutinies
- Mermaids, sirens, and sea nymphs
- Nautical superstitions such as the albatross and Fiddler's Green
- And much more
This is a book you can open anywhere to savor for a few minutes or an afternoon. But be careful: it's easy to lose track of time at sea.
Author: Peter Jeans
Publisher: International Marine Publishing
Published: 02/07/2007
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.07h x 5.98w x 0.71d
ISBN13: 9780071486569
ISBN10: 0071486569
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Water Sports | Sailing
- Social Science | Folklore & Mythology
About the Author
Peter D. Jeans is the author of Ship to Shore: A Dictionary of Everyday Words and Phrases Derived from the Sea.
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