The New England Mariner Tradition: Old Salts, Superstitions, Shanties & Shipwrecks - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540222442ISBN-10:1540222446UPC:9781540222442Book Category:History, Transportation, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Ships & Shipbuilding, Folklore & MythologyBook Topic:State & Local, HistorySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SC96E7MCJZ
The New England Mariner Tradition: Old Salts, Superstitions, Shanties & Shipwrecks
For over three centuries, New Englanders have set sail in search of fortune and adventure--yet death lurked on every voyage in the form of storms, privateers, disease and human error. In hope of being spared by the sea, superstitious mariners practiced cautionary rituals. During the winter of 1779, the crew aboard the Family Trader" offered up gin to appease the squalling storms of Neptune. In...
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540222442ISBN-10:1540222446UPC:9781540222442Book Category:History, Transportation, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Ships & Shipbuilding, Folklore & MythologyBook Topic:State & Local, HistorySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SC96E7MCJZ
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