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MASTER MARINERS John R. Spears / VINTAGE early 1900s HC
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VINTAGE scarce red hardcover with age-related wear, Kalgoorlie Mechanics' Institute sticker on front panel, cloth binding to spine edge, numerical reference to top corner of first two pages, library stamps, cracked front gutter (see scan), several small tears to page edges, repaired tear to one page, pages are otherwise unmarked. Includes an index and bibliography.
256 pages, 17 x 10.5 cms, Henry Holt and Company, undated, possibly early 1900s according to similar copies sourced online. The photographs form part of the description.
This volume relates what the men of the sea, the Master Mariners, have done for humanity and the part they have played in the development of civilisation. In the preparation of the work it was necessary to search from the earliest records which scholars have agreed to call history to the latest newspaper report of a disheartening disaster at sea; for even in the picture writings upon the monuments of Egypt there are stories of the Master Mariners. The fact that those stories were thus preserved shows not only that they were interesting but that the recorders thought them valuable. In this view modern students concur. The stories of the mariners who rowed and sailed the seas in those days yet stir the blood. Fancy the courage of the men who first rounded the continent of Africa and of those who sailed forth to people the islands of the Pacific! At sea, as the facts demonstrate, every phase of courage has been cultivated; and of all the attributes of the mind none is more necessary in the work of civilisation than courage.
All items have been cleaned with a disinfectant solution for your protection. Can be picked up from HILLARYS (any time) OR NOLLAMARA (school terms). If you require postage, please send me your postcode. To see all my current listings, please click on my name: Riverdancer.
256 pages, 17 x 10.5 cms, Henry Holt and Company, undated, possibly early 1900s according to similar copies sourced online. The photographs form part of the description.
This volume relates what the men of the sea, the Master Mariners, have done for humanity and the part they have played in the development of civilisation. In the preparation of the work it was necessary to search from the earliest records which scholars have agreed to call history to the latest newspaper report of a disheartening disaster at sea; for even in the picture writings upon the monuments of Egypt there are stories of the Master Mariners. The fact that those stories were thus preserved shows not only that they were interesting but that the recorders thought them valuable. In this view modern students concur. The stories of the mariners who rowed and sailed the seas in those days yet stir the blood. Fancy the courage of the men who first rounded the continent of Africa and of those who sailed forth to people the islands of the Pacific! At sea, as the facts demonstrate, every phase of courage has been cultivated; and of all the attributes of the mind none is more necessary in the work of civilisation than courage.
All items have been cleaned with a disinfectant solution for your protection. Can be picked up from HILLARYS (any time) OR NOLLAMARA (school terms). If you require postage, please send me your postcode. To see all my current listings, please click on my name: Riverdancer.
- Date Listed:22/01/2023
- Last Edited:22/01/2023
- Condition:Used
- Shipping:Shipping & Pickup
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