In the late seventeenth century, Spain dominated the Caribbean and Central and South America, establishing colonies, mining gold and silver, and gathering riches from Asia for transportation back to Europe.
The oral history of Britain's first West Indian immigrants and their descendantsIn 1948 the former troop ship Windrush made the 30-day journey across the Atlantic from Jamaica.
In the late seventeenth century, Spain dominated the Caribbean and Central and South America, establishing colonies, mining gold and silver, and gathering riches from Asia for transportation back to Europe.
COLLECTIVE WINNER OF THE HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE'This is the book that has been wanting to be written for decades: the ragged fringe of Britain as a laboratory for the human spirit' Adam NicolsonOver the course of a year, leading historian and nature writer David Gange kayaked the weather-ravaged coasts of Atlantic Britain and Ireland from north to south: every cove, sound, inlet, island.
Sea-Birds introduces us to the sea-birds of the North Atlantic, an ocean in which about half the world sea-bird species have been seen at one time or another.
Following on from the success of 'The Speckled People', Hugo Hamilton's new memoir recounts the summer he spent working at a local harbour in Ireland, at a time of tremendous fear and mistrust.
The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius.
British captain Robert Falcon Scott and Norwegian expedition leader Roald Amundsen were giants of South Polar exploration before World War I, with several documentaries and other films featuring absorbing, historic, and sometimes controversial narratives about their race to the Pole.
Die Ostsee prägte seit jeher die europäische Geschichte: Von hier aus hielten die Wikinger Europa in Atem, an ihren Küsten stieg die Hanse zur herrschenden Handelsmacht auf und im Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde sie zum Schauplatz der Flucht unzähliger Menschen vor der Roten Armee.
The history and groundbreaking discovery of a 1559 shipwreck and an ill-fated early Florida colonyHonorable Mention, North American Society for Oceanic History John Lyman Book Award in the Naval and Maritime Science and Technology CategoryIn 1559, Spanish explorer Tristn de Luna led a fleet of ships from Mexico to Pensacola Bay to settle the Florida frontier for the Kingdom of Spain.
This book discusses the Lusignan kingdom of Cyprus and its interactions with Latin Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean under King Henry II (1285-1324).
This book discusses the Lusignan kingdom of Cyprus and its interactions with Latin Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean under King Henry II (1285-1324).
This book provides comprehensive analysis of China's Belt and Road Initiative after a decade of implementation, examining its impact on Indo-Pacific geopolitics and regional power dynamics.
This book provides comprehensive analysis of China's Belt and Road Initiative after a decade of implementation, examining its impact on Indo-Pacific geopolitics and regional power dynamics.
Trading in West Africa (1976) provides a vivid portrait of conditions in the West African trade - trade that was at the heart of the economic development of nineteenth century shipping.
Trading in West Africa (1976) provides a vivid portrait of conditions in the West African trade - trade that was at the heart of the economic development of nineteenth century shipping.
A novel cross-cultural exploration of how maritime peoples have engaged with the sea through cosmology, spirituality, and ritualSentient Seas offers a global perspective on maritime cultures, examining how societies across time and space have understood and interacted with the sea.
