Sextant Format:Paperback On the opposite end of

On the opposite end of the spectrum from a weeks-long journey over open seas is the charm of seeing a city from the water

easy-to-read summary of naval navigation throughout the ages

Lightoller's life was remarkable: a boy who went to sea at the age of 13

"The author finds it difficult to avoid superlatives when talking about Norwegian scenery

a site of trade

Sextant Format:Paperback On the opposite end ofIn the tradition of Dava Sobel's Longitude comes sailing expert David Barrie's compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer, and map the world. This is the dramatic story of an instrument that changed history. Built around David Barrie's own transatlantic passage using the very same navigational tools