Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocea

Description: Atlantic by Simon Winchester, Author and Historian Simon Winchester Until a thousand years ago, no humans ventured into the Atlantic or imagined traversing its vastness. But once the first daring mariners successfully navigated to far shores, whether it was the Vikings, the Irish, the Chinese, Christopher Columbus in the north, or the Portuguese and the Spanish in the south, the Atlantic evolved in the world's growing consciousness of itself as an enclosed body of water bounded by the Americas to the West, and by Europe and Africa to the East. This book is a biography of this immense space, of a sea which has defined and determined so much about the lives of the millions who live beside or near its tens of thousands of miles of coast. The Atlantic has been central to the ambitions of explorers, scientists and warriors, and it continues to affect our character, attitudes, and dreams. The author chronicles that relationship, making the Atlantic come vividly alive.—From publisher description. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Variably genial, cautionary, lyrical, admonitory, terrifying, horrifying and inspiring...A lifetime of thought, travel, reading, imagination and memory inform this affecting account." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Blending history and anecdote, geography and reminiscence, science and exposition, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester tells the breathtaking saga of the Atlantic Ocean. A gifted storyteller and consummate historian, Winchester sets the great blue seas epic narrative against the backdrop of mankinds intellectual evolution, telling not only the story of an ocean, but the story of civilization. Fans of Winchesters Krakatoa, The Man Who Loved China, and The Professor and the Madman will love this masterful, penetrating, and resonant tale of humanity finding its way across the ocean of history. Back Cover Atlantic is a biography of a tremendous space that has been central to the ambitions of explorers, scientists, and warriors, and continues to affect our character, attitudes, and dreams. Poets to potentates, seers to sailors, fishermen to foresters--all have a relationship with this great body of gray and heaving sea. Winchester chronicles that relationship, making the Atlantic come vividly alive. More than a mere history, Atlantic is an unforgettable journey of unprecedented scope by one of the most gifted writers in the English language. Author Biography Simon Winchester is the acclaimed author of many books, including The Professor and the Madman, The Men Who United the States, The Map That Changed the World, The Man Who Loved China, A Crack in the Edge of the World, and Krakatoa, all of which were New York Times bestsellers and appeared on numerous best and notable lists. In 2006, Winchester was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty the Queen. He resides in western Massachusetts. Review "Winchester brings a knowledge as vast and deep as his subject to this history of the Atlantic Ocean." -- Entertainment Weekly Review Quote "Winchester brings a knowledge as vast and deep as his subject to this history of the Atlantic Ocean." -- Entertainment Weekly Description for Teachers/Educators The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest body of water on the planet. Much of the worlds weather forms over this vast expanse; huge quantities of food come from its depths and it has been witness to voyages of discovery, fierce battles and scientific explorations. In Atlantic, bestselling author Simon Winchester explores the oceans history from its geological origins to modern times, when the fates of both the environment and humanity are so inextricably entwined. With a captivating mix of science and storytelling, the New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa sets this epic narrative against the backdrop of mankinds intellectual evolution. Atlantic is not simply the story of an ocean, but the story of civilization itself and its changing relationship with the natural world. Simon Winchesters many books include The Professor and the Madman, The Man Who Loved China, The Map that Changed the World, Krakatoa, and A Crack in the Edge of the World. Each has been a New York Times bestseller, also appearing on numerous best and notable lists. Mr. Winchester was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2006. He lives in Western Massachusetts. "A lifetime of thought, travel, reading, imagination and memory inform this affecting account." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Details ISBN006200249X Author Author and Historian Simon Winchester Language English ISBN-10 006200249X ISBN-13 9780062002495 Media Book Format Paperback Short Title ATLANTIC -LP Residence New York City, NY, US Subtitle Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2010-11-23 NZ Release Date 2010-11-23 UK Release Date 2010-11-23 Pages 696 Edition Description Large type / large print edition DEWEY 551.4613 Illustrations Illustrations; Maps Audience General Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint Collins Place of Publication New York Imprint US Harper Large Print Publisher US HarperCollins Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-12-13 US Release Date 2013-12-13 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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