Confidence is a journey, & even the best explorers need a little guidance along the way!
Filled with inspiring"es,
...Despite living by the side of the Thames, with its noise, disease & dirt, eighteen-year-old Rosina May has wanted for little
...For more than 5000 years, the sea has challenged, rewarded, & punished the intrepid sailors who set forth upon it. In this lavishly illustrated new history, Brian Lavery recounts man's enduring quest to master it, from the first voyages of the early Polynesians to the mighty Spanish Armada, from the epic voyages of Columbus & Magellan to Jacques Cousteau's pioneering exploration of the ocean depths. Combining first-hand accounts with his own expert knowledge of the men, ships & equipment, Lavery tells the extraordinary tale of how the oceans were explored & exploited, but never tamed.