Breverton's Nautical Curiosities: A Book of the Sea

by Terry Breverton

Book Overview

Breverton's Nautical Curiosities is arranged into thematic chapters:

1) 1) The ocean environment - animals, geography, geology, weather, coasts, islands

2) 2) Ship types and parts - from the first boat to the latest cutting-edge technology

1) 3) People - heroes, heroines, pirates, sailors, captains

2) 4) Disasters, battles, wars

3) 5) Literature - stories, myths, legends, proclamations, acts, orders...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599219794
• ISBN13: 9781599219790
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.6" x 8.1"