Title:
Ocean : a history of the Atlantic before Columbus
Author:
Edition:
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Publication Date:
2024
Publication Information:
New York : Pegasus Books, 2024.
Physical Description:
xxviii, 529 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781639367665
Abstract:
This work is a comprehensive cultural history of the Atlantic Ocean before Columbus, tracing its development from geological formation and the rise of early humans to the advancements in shipbuilding, navigation, and maritime exploration. It delves into the origins of the transatlantic slave trade and the early stages of European imperialism, offering a broad overview of the forces shaping this crucial body of water and its global significance.
Contents:
Maps -- Foreword -- Introduction: Birthing pains -- Who ate the first oyster?, c.168,000 BP-5000BC -- The book of invasions, 5000 BC-500 BC -- Masters of the sea, 1100 BC-400 BC -- Fortunate Islands, 800 BC-AD 500 -- Promised lands, AD 400-1500 -- Of mice and Northmen, 793-1468 -- Land-takings, 825-1262 -- The walrus and the unicorn, 900-1261 -- The Vinland saga, 1000-1121 -- A change in the weather, 1300-1500 -- Guiding stars, 800-1500 -- Sea of darkness, 700-1492 -- The fish event horizon, 1000-1500 -- Uncontaminated gentiles, 1300-1496 -- Keeping the lights burning, 670-1495 -- Going beyond pain, 1434-88 -- They all laughed, 1474-1508 -- References -- Endnotes -- Image credits -- Index.
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Language:
English
