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1965 Sea Captains & Their Ships by Kenneth Allan Maritime Exploration Book

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1965 Sea Captains & Their Ships by Kenneth Allan Maritime Exploration Book

Sea Captains & Their Ships
By Kenneth Allan
Published by Odhams Books Limited: London 1965 1st Edition

" Sea Captains & Their Ships by Kenneth Allan is a maritime history that traces the lives and exploits of notable sea captains alongside the vessels they commanded. The book blends biography with nautical history, recounting the challenges, dangers, and triumphs faced by sailors who ventured across oceans in pursuit of trade, exploration, and naval dominance. Through detailed narratives, Allan highlights both the personalities of these captains and the technical achievements of the ships that carried them, offering readers a sense of the courage, leadership, and seamanship required in different eras of maritime history.

The book also situates these stories within the broader context of world events, showing how sea power influenced commerce, colonization, and warfare. By weaving together human drama with the evolution of ship design and navigation, Allan creates a vivid portrait of seafaring life. The result is both an engaging chronicle of individual achievement and a tribute to the enduring relationship between captains and their ships, celebrating their central role in shaping global history and connecting distant parts of the world."

Minor wear and fading to dust jacket. Cover in good order. Pages typically clean, crisp and bright. Couple of neat, inobtrusive library stamps otherwise clean and in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 21.5cm x 14.5cm x 2.5cm - 160 Pages

PRODUCT DETAILS


Condition: Very good
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: ["1st Edition", "Dust Jacket", "Ex-Library", "Illustrated"]
Region: Europe
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: Minor wear and fading to dust jacket. Cover in good order. Pages typically clean, crisp and bright. Couple of neat, inobtrusive library stamps otherwise clean and in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Language: English
Author: Kenneth Allan
Publisher: Odhams Books Limited: London
Year Printed: 1965
Sub-subject: Maritime