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"Sailors" is the history of the English merchant seaman in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; a period during which England rose to dominance in world commence and became the greatest naval power in the world. Drawing on primary documents and memoirs, renowned naval historian, Peter Earle, explores every aspect of the sailor's life: conditions of service, wealth and possessions, life aboard a ship, the perils of the sea, discipline and punishment, sickness, desertion, mutiny and morality, and the role of the sailor in wartime. Peter Earle addresses the popular image of sailors: handkerchiefs knotted round their heads and a cutlass ... Read more
"Sailors" is the history of the English merchant seaman in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; a period during which England rose to dominance in world commence and became the greatest naval power in the world. Drawing on primary documents and memoirs, renowned naval historian, Peter Earle, explores every aspect of the sailor's life: conditions of service, wealth and possessions, life aboard a ship, the perils of the sea, discipline and punishment, sickness, desertion, mutiny and morality, and the role of the sailor in wartime. Peter Earle addresses the popular image of sailors: handkerchiefs knotted round their heads and a cutlass ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
225g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780413776341
SKU
V9780413776341
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-4
About Peter Earle
Peter Earle is Emeritus Reader in Economic History at the University of London. He has written widely on many subjects and his books include A City Fully of People, The Making of the Middle Class, The World of Defoe and Monmouth's Rebels.
Reviews for Sailors
"'They are violent fellows, and ought to be encourag'd to go to sea, for Old Harry can't govern them on shoar.' Daniel Defoe 'His scholarship is solid, and his telling of this complex story is lucid and well-paced.' Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph.
'A thoroughly entertaining read that dispels a number of myths and spins many a good yarn' Daily ... Read more
'A thoroughly entertaining read that dispels a number of myths and spins many a good yarn' Daily ... Read more