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Voyage to Jamestown: Practical Navigation in the Age of Discovery
Robert D. Hicks
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Description for Voyage to Jamestown: Practical Navigation in the Age of Discovery
Hardcover. How sea navigation was accomplished during the era of discoveries, featuring a fictional crew and ship carefully reconstructed from actual accounts and people Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBTM; TRLN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 852.
Is this book, readers discover navigational methods and tools within the setting of their use during a sea voyage of the period. This voyage, however, features a fictional crew and ship, carefully reconstructed from actual accounts and people. This approach aims to teach an adult audience about marine navigation within the cultural experience of people who actually travelled the oceans centuries ago. The strength of this approach lies in its reliance on primary sources, as all events, circumstances, narratives, and navigational problems and their solutions come from primary accounts. The reader does not need any special background or knowledge to ... Read more
Is this book, readers discover navigational methods and tools within the setting of their use during a sea voyage of the period. This voyage, however, features a fictional crew and ship, carefully reconstructed from actual accounts and people. This approach aims to teach an adult audience about marine navigation within the cultural experience of people who actually travelled the oceans centuries ago. The strength of this approach lies in its reliance on primary sources, as all events, circumstances, narratives, and navigational problems and their solutions come from primary accounts. The reader does not need any special background or knowledge to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781591143765
SKU
V9781591143765
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-3
About Robert D. Hicks
Robert D. Hicks was raised in an itinerant military and diplomatic family, and has lived across the United States and abroad. He has enjoyed multiple careers including the U.S. Navy, criminal justice, and museums and historic sites. His central interests in astronomy and history have informed his passion for telling stories about the material heritage of science. He is ... Read more
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