A Sea of Words, Third Edition: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian
King, Dean; Hattendorf, John B.; Estes, J. Worth
Language: English
Published by Holt Paperbacks, 2000
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- Title
- A Sea of Words, Third Edition: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian
- Author
- King, Dean; Hattendorf, John B.; Estes, J. Worth
- Publisher
- Holt Paperbacks
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- acceptable
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0805066152
- ISBN 13
- 9780805066159
A comprehensive guide to the British Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Age for fans of Patrick O'Brian.
"A gem of a book."
-Minneapolis Star Tribune
This expansive lexicon provides definitions of nautical terms, historical entries describing the people and political events that shaped the period, and detailed explanations of the scientific, medical, and biblical references that appear in the novels.
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About the Author
John B. Hattendorf is a naval historian who has written or edited more than 50 books. From 1984 to 2016, he was the Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History at the United States Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.
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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