Butel offers a global history of the Atlantic, surveying the important events of the ocean's rich past and discussing how its power and influence has affected the peoples and nations which have come into contact with it over many centuries. Translator(s): Hamilton, Iain. Series: Seas in History. Num Pages: 346 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1QSA; HBG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 636. . 1999. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: The Atlantic
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 1999
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415106907
ISBN 13: 9780415106900
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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From Antiquity to modern times, the Atlantic has been the subject of myths and legends. The Atlantic by Paul Butel offers a global history of the ocean encompassing the exploits of adventurers, Vikings, explorers such as Christopher Columbus, emigrants, fishermen, and modern traders. The book also highlights the importance of the growth of ports such as New York and Liverpool and the battles of the Atlantic in the world wars of the twentieth century.
The author offers an examination of the legends of the ocean, beginning with the Phoenicians and Carthaginians navigating beyong the Pillars of Hercules, and details the exploitation and power struggles of the Atlantic through the centuries.
The book surveys the important events in the Atlantic's rich history and comprehensively analyses the changing fortunes of sea-going nations, including Britain, the United States and Germany.

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