Daily Life in the Age of Sail by James M. Volo, Dorothy Volo
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Description This engaging history helps to separate fact from fiction while exploring the reasons the sea and sea life have held such prominent roles in popular fiction, and will help students understand what life was truly like for these people.
Publisher Description
From the Thirteenth century through the Nineteenth, the waterways of the world provided the major means of transportation for exploration, trade, the military, and even criminals. Find out what life was like for those who chose to sail the high seas, as well as for those who didn't choose to be on board, like wives brought to sea by husbands and slaves en route to the auction block. What were their quarters like? What did they eat? How did they pass their long days at sea? These and other questions are answered in animated prose that brings the lives of ordinary people who oftentimes engaged in extraordinary activities, into sharp focus.First-hand accounts from such sources as personal journals and magazine articles are provided to help bring the time period alive. Students will also learn what life was like in the seaport towns and what the sailors did when they visited these towns, as well as the physical parts of the ships and the different roles different members of the crew played. This engaging history helps to separate fact from fiction while exploring the reasons the sea and sea life have held such prominent roles in popular fiction, and will help students understand what life was truly like for these people.
Author Biography
DOROTHY DENNEEN VOLO is a teacher and historian. She is the co-author of Daily Life in Civil War America (Greenwood, 1998) and Encyclopedia of the Antebellum South (Greenwood, 2000).JAMES M. VOLO is a teacher, historian and living history enthusiast. He is the co-author of Daily Life in Civil War America (Greenwood, 1998) and Encyclopedia of the Antebellum South (Greenwood, 2000).
Details ISBN 0313310262 ISBN-13 9780313310263 Title Daily Life in the Age of Sail Author James M. Volo, Dorothy Volo Format Hardcover Year 2001 Pages 344 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc GE_Item_ID:7085155; About Us
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