High Seas: Stories of Life and Death from the Age of Sail

The age of sail has spawned an enormously rich and exciting literature, which continues to draw new generations of readers hungry for evocative writing and authentic adventure. Patrick O'Brian's books about the heroic age of the British Navy have attracted millions of readers, and O'Brian is only one of dozens of popular writers who have devoted their talent to re-creating that world--complete with epic voyages, bloody battles, and memorable characters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560254343
• ISBN13: 9781560254348
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

What a fun book! Fast-paced enjoyable reading for all ages.

This is one of the stongest volumes the series has produced. It delivers what it promises - stories of battle and adventure. You will think you are aboard ship feeling the spray. Great selections - the nonfiction is riveting and the fiction is so strong that it's hard to remember that it's fiction, which it may not be entirely - most of the writers were seamen in their youth and it shows. The selections are well-chosen in that they are closed-ended; you don't feel like you are left hanging at the finish. And as I've said before about this series, the best books- - like this one - leave you looking for the source volumes to read in their entirety. A thick volume as well - this one's over 375 pages. You can even pick up some education when you aren't looking. This one's a great gift even if the recipient doesn't have any other books in the series.