Customer Reviews

America and the Sea: A Maritime History (The American Maritime Library: Vol. XV)

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"America and the Sea" is a magnificent study of our maritime history. It is magnificent in breadth starting with Norse settlements in North America and continuing through the end of the 20th Century. It is magnificent in depth as it delves deeply into key areas of historical importance. With numerous vignettes, the authors are joined by others in capturing detailed views of people and events that make history come alive. It is magnificent in presentation as it uses colorful illustrations and pictures, many with captions that are history lessons in themselves.

Writen by several of our nation's pre-eminent maritime scholars, "America and the Sea" successfully blends together our naval history with the more traditional view of maritime history.

While handsome (and large) enough to be a coffee-table book, it would be a shame if that were its only use. "America and the Sea" should be read time and time again by all who have an interes! t in our nation's history.

If you seriously want to learn about America's Maritime past in detail, this book is for you. If you want broad generalizations that offer a quick read, don't get this book. This book is huge, in size and depth of knowledge. I consider this one of the most treasured books in my library

As soon as I removed this book from the box and opened it I knew this was not what I was expecting and it did not take long for me to decide to return it. I think it would make a very good textbook for a college class on American maritime history, but as far as being a book I would have looked at time and time again for enjoyment, this was not one of them.

Book is too massive to hold while reading. Pages not sequential due to frequent insertions of other articles and reproductions. Good nautical history but doesn't flow . A difficult read and practically impossible in bed.