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A companion reference for fans of the popular historical fiction series includes more than two thousand cross-referenced terms, diagrams, maps, and accompanying short essays. Original. 25,000 first printing.

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John B. Hattenborf is a professor of maritime history at the United States Naval War College. J. Worth Estes, Ph.D., is a professor of pharmacology at Boston University and a specialist in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century maritime medicine.

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“To any disoriented lubber who needs to take a quick bearing on Aubrey's world of staysails and sternposts, it will be a useful compass.” ―The Economist

“Dean King's lexicon will charm cultists.” ―The Philadelphia Inquirer

“An outstandingly useful passkey to the wooden world of Britain's Royal Navy in the great age of sail.” ―Sea History

“A gem of a book.” ―Minneapolis Star Tribune

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  • PublisherHenry Holt & Co
  • Publication date1995
  • ISBN 10 0805038167
  • ISBN 13 9780805038163
  • BindingPaperback
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages411
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