The Great Explorers
The European Discovery of America
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:21st May '87
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This is an abridgement of Samuel Morison's magnum opus, The European Discovery of America, in which he describes the early voyages that led to the discovery of the New World. All the acclaimed Morison touches are here - the meticulous research and authoritative scholarship, along with the personal and compelling narrative style that gives the reader the feeling of having been there. Morison, of course, has been there, and The Great Explorers is enriched with photographs and maps he made while personally retracing the great voyages.
'An exemplary work of historical writing.' Newsweek
`a most enthralling book into which one may dip at leisure...the whole is incredible value for money.' Mariner's Mirror
'This edition is a major welcome and handy reference to the major explorations, written by one of the most eminent historians of the century and the author of numerous scholarly and poplular histories.' Bookman's Weekly
'It is almost impossible to put the book down ... This edition is extremely good value and should appeal equally to historians, sailors and navigators.'Journal of Navigation
ISBN: 9780195042221
Dimensions: 152mm x 227mm x 36mm
Weight: 1015g
784 pages