Maggie Ballinger

Britannia's Glory--A Maritime Story: Great Britian's Seafaring Story Told in Verse

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Produktbeschreibung

British fishermen, crusaders, Explorers, smugglers, traders, Inventors, convicts, settlers in the hold. Pirates, shipwrights, whalers, And our navies' trusted sailors: Presented here, in verse, their story is told. British history is infused into the maritime dimension like salt in seawater. In Britannia's Glory--A Maritime Story, readers can explore the origin of British Isles as never before: in narrative verse. Maggie Ballinger covers the evolution, development, and formation of Great Britain from pre-1066 to the present day in a fascinating retelling of British seafaring history. Ballinger traces a past that represents the country's indissoluble engagement with the sea: maritime expansion driven by trade, the oceans as roads to riches, and the inevitable war and conflict that follows, including the Spanish Armada, the Battle of Trafalgar, D-Day, and more. Simple, lively, and accessible, Britannia's Glory--A Maritime Story uniquely presents the tale of the North East Atlantic archipelago with suspense, adventure, and romance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Beacon Books
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 267mm x 218mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 1179g
• ISBN-13: 9781912690169
• ISBN-10: 1912690160
• Artikelnr.: 55790458

Autorenporträt

Maggie Ballinger is a writer with a passion for Britain's maritime history. She is the author of the children's book Baa Baa Pink Sheep.