BREVERTONS NAUTICAL CURIOSITIES: A BOOK OF THE SEA (HB)

A compendium of fascinating information about the great waters that cover two thirds of the Earth, the creatures that they contain and the men and women who have sailed them. The book is about ships, people and the sea, but, unlike many other nautical compendiums, the focus is on the unusual, the overlooked or the downright extraordinary. Someone most of us do not know, Admiral William Brown, is given equal coverage to Admiral Nelson because. without Admiral Brown releasing Garibaldi, modern Italy might not exist. And without the barely known genius John Ericsson designing the Monitor, the Confederacy might have won the American Civil War. Readers will be stimulated to read more about the remarkable men - explorers, admirals and trawlermen - who have shaped our world.