A Sea of Words: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales by Dean King, John B. Hattendorf (With), J. Worth Estes (With)
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- Pub. Date: October 2000
- 512pp
- Sales Rank: 36,038
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: October 2000
- Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated
- Format: Paperback, 512pp
- Sales Rank: 36,038
- ISBN-13: 9780805066159
- ISBN: 0805066152
- Edition Number: 3
- Edition Description: REVISED
Synopsis
This comprehensive 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.
Biography
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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Must Own for Aubrey/Maturin Fansby Anonymous
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June 27, 2005: For POB's Aubrey/Maturin readers, this is really a 'must own' if you already enjoy the stories and want to savor the full depth of the world POB's portrayed. As an added bonus, I also found it usefull when I read 'A Passage to India'. The book first covers some basic background information about the ships and the RN for the time period. The rest of the book is a glossary of nautical terms, animals, places, people, foreign phrases, etc. that are used in the series. Though it's not exhaustive, it has so far not let me down on any unusal term I've looked up.
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