Young Men and the Sea
Subtitle: Yankee Seafarers in the Age of Sail
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: April 10, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780300123661
Subjects: Maritime History; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; History; History - U.S.; Military; Atlantic Ocean; USA; General; United States - Colonial Period; History / General; Military - Other
First sentence: THE OCEAN IS A hostile environment, and the decision to live and work upon it strikes most of us as something that ought to be explained.