Sons of the Waves: A History of the Common Sailor, | Stephen Taylor [Taylor, Stephen] | download | Z-Library. Download books for free. Find books. Taylor demonstrates how the sailor was the engine of British prosperity and expansion up to the Industrial Revolution. From exploring the South Seas with Cook to establishing the East India Company as a global corporation, from the sea battles that made Britain a superpower to the crisis of the mutinies, these 'sons of the waves' held the Reviews: Taylor demonstrates how the sailor was the engine of British prosperity and expansion up to the Industrial Revolution. From exploring the South Seas with Cook to establishing the East India Company as a global corporation, from the sea battles that made Britain a superpower to the crisis of the mutinies, these "sons of the waves" held the nation's destiny in their calloused hands.
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Taylor, Stephen, author. Sons of the waves: the common seaman in the heroic age of sail, / Stephen Taylor. HDG Taylor demonstrates how the sailor was the engine of British prosperity and expansion up to the Industrial Revolution. From exploring the South Seas with Cook to establishing the East India Company as a global corporation, from the sea battles that made Britain a superpower to the crisis of the mutinies, these "sons of the waves" held the nation's destiny in their calloused hands. Sons of the Waves. A History of the Common Sailor, – Stephen Taylor. British maritime history in the age of sail is full of the deeds of officers like Nelson, but has given little voice to plain, ‘illiterate’ seamen. Now Stephen. Taylor draws on published and unpublished memoirs, letters and naval records, including court-martials and petitions, to present these men in.
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