Maritime History Book Presentation
<p> Book Presentation:</p> <p> </p> <p> Lincoln Paine will be on hand to discuss his highly praised new book on maritime history, <u>The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World</u> (New York: Random House, 2013).</p> <p> </p> <p> “<u>The Sea and Civilization</u> presents a fresh look at the global past. Bringing to bear a formidable knowledge of ships and sails, winds and currents, navigation techniques and maritime law, Lincoln Paine offers a lively tour of world history as seen from the waterline. The result is a fascinating account, full of little-known episodes and novel insights. A major contribution.” —Kären Wigen, Stanford University</p> <p> </p> <p> 23 January 2014, 12:30-1:30, BAL 9024, Burgess Room</p> <p> </p> <p> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/book/126127/the-sea-and-civilization-by-lincoln-paine">http://www.randomhouse.com/book/126127/the-sea-and-civilization-by-lincoln-paine</a></p>
Posted By: Austin Jersild
Date: Tue Jan 21 15:02:59 EST 2014