Seafaring lore and legend
Subtitle: a miscellany of maritime myth, superstition, fable, and fact
By: Peter D. Jeans
Publisher: International Marine/McGraw-Hill
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Camden, Me
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: Seafaring life -- Folklore; Ocean -- Folklore
Genres: Folklore
Description: "Seafaring Lore and Legend explores the most colorful and curious aspects of our nautical heritage. 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. His introductions point out the significance of each story and examine their impacts on maritime and human history."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 350-361) and index