Author: Humphries, Stephen
Publisher: BBC Books
Year: 1997
ISBN: 056338722X
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Description: New book, some shelf wear to jacket. 192 pages, dozens of photos. This is a unique record of Britains maritime past, told through the memories of ordinary people in whose lives the sea played a central role. This book many tales of adventure and heroism, some of the most amazing which involve women mariners who defied convention to brave the dangers of life a sea.