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Maritime Greenwich : the official souvenir guide /[John Bold, Charlotte Bradbeer and Pieter van der Merwe].
Bold, John
2011 • BOOK • 3 copies available.
914.216(083.83)
Treasure, treason and the tower : El Dorado and the murder of Sir Walter Raleigh /Paul R. Sellin.
Paul R Sellin, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, discovers Dutch, French and Latin papers in Swedish archives which include 'directions' to the 'lost' gold mine which Sir Walter Raleigh claimed to have discovered whilst travelling up the Orinoco River during the reign of Elizabeth I. During the reign of her successor, James I, Raleigh was charged with treason and imprisoned in the Tower of London. He was released and allowed to mount a second expedition up the Orinoco River, which ended in an attack at a Spanish outpost, now Venezuela, where his son was killed. On returning to England, Raleigh was accused of lying about the mine and of attempting to start a war between Spain and England. He was beheaded in 1618. Sellin believes that the correspondence discovered in Sweden shows that the Duke of Buckingham and the King of Sweden may have colluded to find the gold that Raleigh claimed to have discovered and therefore that the charges of treason were false. Sellin records his own expedition based on Raleigh's 'Discoverie of Guiana', believes he finds the site of the mine and that Raleigh's subsequent execution was unjust. The book contains photographs of the trip and illustrated maps.
2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
92RALEIGH:910.4(88)
The Japanese South Polar Expedition, 1910-12 : a record of Antarctica /compiled and edited by the Shirase Antarctic Expedition Supporters' Association ; translated into English by Lara Dagnell and Hilary Shibata.
This publication is a translation from the original Japanese, a compilation of eyewitness accounts of the first exploration of the Antarctic by the Japanese from 1910 to 1912, led by army lieutenant Nobu Shirase. The expedition's small ship, Kainan-maru, sailed from Tokyo on Nov. 29, 1910, but met with bad weather most of the way, to the point that the ship could not land when it reached the coast of Victoria Land, forcing the crew to head for Australia to regroup. The expedition took off again the next season and, this time, was able to reach Antarctica. Indeed, at the Great Ice Barrier, they met up with Roald Amundsen's ship, Fram, which was waiting for the return of its South Pole party (p. [3] of the plates has an ill. showing both vessels moored together there). While in Antarctica, the Shirase party was able to explore the lower slopes of the Alexandra Range in King Edward VII Land and, though they never reached the Pole, they accomplished many of their other goals. The expedition returned to Japan on June 12, 1912 to great acclaim.
2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
910.4(99)"1910/1912"
The Zong : a massacre, the law and the end of slavery /James Walvin.
"On November 29, 1781, Captain Collingwood of the British ship Zong commanded his crew to throw overboard one-third of his cargo: a shipment of Africans bound for slavery in America. The captain believed his ship was off course, and he feared there was not enough drinking water to last until landfall. This book is the first to examine in detail the deplorable killings on the Zong, the lawsuit that ensued, how the murder of 132 slaves affected debates about slavery, and the way we remember the infamous Zong today. Historian James Walvin explores all aspects of the Zong's voyage and the subsequent trial - a case brought to court not for the murder of the slaves but as a suit against the insurers who denied the owners' claim that their 'cargo' had been necessarily jettisoned. The scandalous case prompted wide debate and fueled Britain's awakening abolition movement. Without the episode of the Zong, Walvin contends, the process of ending the slave trade would have taken an entirely different moral and political trajectory. He concludes with a fascinating discussion of how the case of the Zong, though unique in the history of slave ships, has come to be understood as typical of life on all such ships."--Provided by the publisher.
2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
326.8(42)
The wolf packs gather : mayhem in the Western Approaches 1940 /Bernard Edwards.
"As a direct result of the capture of the British steamer City of Baghdad's secret code books by the German surface raider Atlantis in July 1940, the Nazis were able to de-cypher Admiralty convoy plans with deadly effect. Admiral Doenitz, aware of the movements of the Allied convoys, marshalled as many of his U-boats as possible.This book describes the resulting appalling Allied losses suffered by four convoys during the Autumn of 1940. The first convoy, SC2, consisting of fifty-three merchantmen, was attacked in early September by four U-boats. Due to poor weather only five ships were lost. Shortly afterwards, HX72, sailing from Nova Scotia, lost eleven of its forty-one ships to five Type VIIC U-boats. Top Aces Otto Kretschremer and Joachim Schepke, who penetrated inside the columns, accounted for nine. No less than nine U-boats attacked SC7 in October 1940. Of thirty-five merchantmen a staggering twenty were lost. Despite being a 'fast' convoy with ten escorts, HX79 also fared terribly losing twelve ships. In total forty-eight merchantmen were sunk and seven more damaged without any U-boat losses at all. A superbly researched and authoritative account of the darkest hours of the Battle of the Atlantic, The Wolf Packs Gather is a tragic account of unprecedented losses of seamen, ships and cargo from these merciless attacks on the four convoys. The Author, a much published and distinguished historian and Merchant Navy captain, is well qualified to describe not only the German tactics but the inadequacies of the Allied counter-measures."--Provided by the publisher.
2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
940.545.9
Naval weapons of World War One: guns, torpedoes, mines and ASW weapons of all nations : an illustrated directory /by Norman Friedman.
"Although the Great War might be regarded as the heyday of the big-gun at sea, it also saw the maturing of underwater weapons - the mine and torpedo - as well as the first signs of the future potency of air power. Between 1914 and 1918 weapons development was both rapid and complex, so this book has two functions: on the one hand it details all the guns, torpedoes, mines, aerial bombs and anti-submarine systems employed during that period; but it also seeks to explain the background to their evolution - how the weapons were perceived at the time and how they were actually used. This involves a discussion of tactics and emphasises the key 'enabling' technology of fire control and gun mountings. In this respect the book treats the war as a transition from naval weapons which were essentially experimental at its outbreak to a state where they pointed directly to what would be used in World War Two. Based largely on original research, this sophisticated book is more than a catalogue of the weapons, offering insight into some of the most important technical and operational factors influencing the war at sea. In this respect it is more broadly significant than its title might suggest."--Provided by the publisher.
2011. • FOLIO • 2 copies available.
623.94:623.42"1914/1918"
The Royal Navy day by day / Lieutenant-Commander Lawrie Phillips.
"The Royal Navy Day by Day, the splendid history of the Senior Service across 500 years, presented as a diary of daily events, has become a familiar and much-loved part of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. It is the standard naval history reference book employed daily throughout the Fleet. Here are recorded not just great battles but also minor actions by small ships, and the service of men and women, sailors, Royal Marines, the WRNS, aircrew, submariners, and RFA and Merchant Navy personnel, down the generations. It is also the Royal Navy's own story - what was done to it by the sea, the enemy and the Admiralty - and the traditions and customs, the quirks and eccentricities it has gathered around itself. This book is a tribute to the Royal Navy but it is not a company history; it records just a few of the Navy's dropped catches and own goals which give added credibility to this very fine record. The Royal Navy Day by Day is highly regarded in the Royal Navy and it is issued to all HM ships and establishments. First published in 1979, this expanded fifth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, and contains many fresh images."--Provided by the publisher.
2018. • FOLIO • 1 copy available.
355.49(42):930.24
White fragility : why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism /Robin DiAngelo.
"Anger. Fear. Guilt. Denial. Silence. These are the ways in which ordinary white people react when it is pointed out to them that they have done or said something that has - unintentionally - caused racial offence or hurt. After, all, a racist is the worst thing a person can be, right? But these reactions only serve to silence people of colour, who cannot give honest feedback to 'liberal' white people lest they provoke a dangerous emotional reaction. Robin DiAngelo coined the term 'White Fragility' in 2011 to describe this process and is here to show us how it serves to uphold the system of white supremacy. Using knowledge and insight gained over decades of running racial awareness workshops and working on this idea as a Professor of Whiteness Studies, she shows us how we can start having more honest conversations, listen to each other better and react to feedback with grace and humility. It is not enough to simply hold abstract progressive views and condemn the obvious racists on social media - change starts with us all at a practical, granular level, and it is time for all white people to take responsibility for relinquishing their own racial supremacy."--Provided by the publisher.
2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
305.8
E-books in libraries : a practical guide /edited by Kate Price and Virginia Havergal.
"Despite the fact that e-books have been in existence for decades in various guises and added to library collections for several years now, there has been a noticeable lack of published manuals on the subject. This is doubtless owing to the rapidly evolving nature of the market. There is now a plethora of different types of digital object that may be termed 'e-books' and a bewildering number of business and access models to match. Moreover the pace of change shows no sign of abating, but there is an increasing amount of popular interest in e-books, and what is needed is practical information to assist library and information professionals managing collections of e-books and doing their best to inform their users right now. This timely book, the first of its kind to provide a practical appraisal of e-books, aims to fill that need by addressing the key questions: Where do e-books come from and what are the key business models that support them? What needs to change before e-books become universally and easily used? What will the e-book landscape look like in ten years' time? How can you be sure you are building a good collection that your users can access easily? And what about money and budgets?"--Provided by publisher.
2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
027:004
Shaw, Savill & Albion : a fleet history : incorporating the Albion Line, Shaw, Savil & Company, John Leslie, Walter Savill and his ships, Crusader Shipping Company, Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line /Henry C. Spong and Richard H. Osborne.
Providing a business history of each company, commencing with the foundation of Patrick Henderson & Co in 1834 and the development of their service to New Zealand in 1848 to carry settlers and materials. Trading as the Albion Line, the company dominated New Zealand trade until the foundation of Shaw Savill in 1858. While the formal establishment of the Albion Shipping Co took place in 1864, the company then merged with Shaw Savill in 1882 to become the Shaw, Savill & Albion Company Ltd. Having acquired the Aberdeen Line, the company was to eventually pass into the control of the Royal Mail Group and then Furness, Withy & Co before its demise as an entity in 1979. The fleet histories are organised by company and provide details of launch, ownership and service. The book is illustrated throughout with photographs.
2011. • FOLIO • 2 copies available.
347.792SHAW SAVILL
When the waves ruled Britannia : geography and political identities, 1500-1800 /Jonathan Scott.
"How did a rural and agrarian English society transform itself into a mercantile and maritime state? What role was played by war and the need for military security? How did geographical ideas inform the construction of English - and then British - political identities? Focusing upon the deployment of geographical imagery and arguments for political purposes, Jonathan Scott's ambitious and interdisciplinary study traces development of the idea of Britain as an island nation, state and then empire from 1500 to 1800, through literature, philosophy, history, geography and travel writing. One argument advanced in the process concerns the maritime origins, nature and consequences of the English revolution. This is the first general study to examine changing geographical languages in early modern British politics, in an imperial, European and global context. Offering a new perspective on the nature of early modern Britain, it will be essential reading for students and scholars of the period"--Provided by publisher.
2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
942(26):33"15/18"
The efflorescence of caricature, 1759-1838 / edited by Todd Porterfield.
"Searing disputes over caricature have recently sparked flames across the world - the culmination, not the beginning, of the story of one of modernity's definitive artistic practices. Modern visual satire erupts during a period marked by reform and revolution, by cohering nationalisms and expanding empires, and by the emerging discipline of art history. This has long been recognized as its Golden Age. It is time to look anew."--Book jacket.
2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
741.5"17/18"
Coasters : an illustrated history /Roy Fenton.
"John Masefield's 'dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smoke stack, butting through the Channel in the mad March days' has become a ship type of universal appeal, both for its simple, functional beauty and its faithful toil before the advent of universal road haulage. In this new book a collection of more than 300 photographs has been drawn together to tell the story of the development of the steam and diesel coasters, which originated mainly in the UK and the Netherlands. The term 'coaster' embraces a huge range of types including the steam colliers, the puffers, packets, steam flats and lighters mainly designed for inland seas, then the ubiquitous steam coaster itself, built in large numbers for use around British shores but also further afield in every corner of the world. Coastal tankers and other specialist types like chemical and cement carriers also evolved. As well as the details of the ships themselves, the book covers cargo handling and stowing, machinery, the coastal trades, the owners and builders and, not least, the crews and their jobs and their lives at sea. A hugely evocative and illuminating book to delight and inform ship enthusiasts everywhere."--Provided by the publisher
2011. • BOOK • 3 copies available.
629.123.2
Pirates and mutineers of the nineteenth century : swashbucklers and swindlers /edited by Grace Moore.
This collection examines changes in the representation of the pirate from the beginning of the nineteenth century through the late Victorian period. Gone were the dangerous ruffians of the eighteenth-century novel and in their place emerged a set of brooding and lovable rogues, as exemplified by Byron's Corsair.... Linking the pirate's development as a literary figure with the history of piracy and the making of the modern state tells us much about race, class, and evolving gender relationships. While individual chapters examine key texts like Treasure Island, Dickens's 1857 'mutiny' story in Household Words, and Peter Pan, the collection as a whole interrogates the growth of pirate myths and folklore throughout the nineteenth century and the depiction of their nautical heirs in contemporary literature and culture.--From publisher description.
[2011]. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
341.362.1"18"
The making of the modern admiralty : British naval policy-making 1805-1927 /C.I. Hamilton.
"This is an important new history of decision-making and policy-making in the British Admiralty from Trafalgar to the aftermath of Jutland. C. I. Hamilton explores the role of technological change, the global balance of power and, in particular, of finance and the First World War in shaping decision-making and organisational development within the Admiralty. He shows that decision-making was found not so much in the hands of the Board but at first largely in the hands of individuals, then groups or committees, and finally certain permanent bureaucracies. The latter bodies, such as the Naval Staff, were crucial to the development of policy-making as was the civil service Secretariat under the Permanent Secretary. By the 1920s the Admiralty had become not just a proper policy-making organisation, but for the first time a thoroughly civil-military one"--
2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
355.02(42)"18/19"
Engendering Caribbean history : cross-cultural perspectives, a reader /edited by Verene A. Shepherd.
"There is now a significant body of research on Caribbean Women's History. In Engendering Caribbean History, Verene A. Shepherd builds on her previous collaborative work with colleagues Bridget Brereton and Barbara Bailey and presents a completely revised and expanded version of Engendering History (1995), which became a required text in colleges and universities in the Caribbean, North America and the UK. This comprehensive new volume has 10 sections comprising 54 articles from leading scholars in the fields of Women's History and Gender Studies. Interdisciplinary and pan-Caribbean, this Reader focuses on key debates in history, sociology and politics in its survey of the critical discourses relating to conquest, the treatment of indigenous women, slavery, emancipation and the post-emancipation period. Engendering Caribbean History begins with an introduction to the diverse approaches used by historians to explore the history of women in the Caribbean. It is followed by a theoretical discussion on the construction of women's history representative of the multiple experiences of women in Africa, Britain and the Caribbean. The stereotypical misrepresentation of enslaved and mixed race women by 'outsiders' is then discussed before delving into the period of African enslavement and the transition from slavery to freedom. Issues of gender, migration and identity as well as the study of women, politics and the law are covered in the subsequent sections. The Reader is rounded out by a discussion of the variety of sources and methodological approaches to the study of Caribbean women's history before concluding with a return to the male marginalization debate. Comprehensive and wide-ranging, Engendering Caribbean History is a valuable contribution to the ongoing intellectual tradition moving Caribbean women's experience away from the periphery and towards the mainstream of historical discourse."--Provided by the publisher.
2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
305.409729
A century at Kilindini : the story of Mombasa's Mission to Seafarers 1921-2021 /by Michael Sparrow.
"One hundred years ago The Missions to Seamen opened its doors at Kilindini to the crews of ships visiting Mombasa. The port had no wharves and vessels worked their cargoes at anchorage but the first Chaplain wrote, 'Mombasa is undoubtedly the port of East Africa, and destined to figure more conspicuously among the ports of the world as times goes on.' That foresight has proven true as the port has developed through many challenging circumstances - a World War, Kenya's Independence, regional conflicts, ocean piracy, and the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 - to its leading role in the region's trade. Through all the changes of these hundred years, one constant has been the pastoral and practical care offered by The Missions to Seamen for the many thousands of international seafarers who come to Mombasa each year. As the commercial pressures of shipping intensify, the human needs of the men and women who crew the ships are all too often overlooked. The Missions try to respond to those needs by visiting on board ships in the port and by providing a homely welcome at the seafarers' Centre. Now known as The Mission to Seafarers, the organisation continues actively in its core purpose of promoting the welfare of all seafarers. This book undofls the story of this century of care. It tells a little known part of the history of Mombasa and its harbour, and provides insights into the usually unseen aspects of the lives of seafarers that will be of interest to the general reader as well as to those engaged with the maritime world."--Provided by the publisher.
2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
Captured at sea : merchant ships captured in the south west seas of Britain in the time of Napoleon 1803-1815 /Colin R. Rees & Professor Peter Clark.
"During the Napoleonic Wars of 1803-1815 many British merchant ships were captured and their crews were imprisoned in France. The book gives a brief background of Napoleon and his war with Britain, and also the activity of the other ocuntries which upset much of British shipping at that time. The book has concentrated on the ships sailing in and out of ports in the South West seas of Britain, carrying essential cargo to British ports. Naturally, the French wanted to capture these British merchant ships. The authors who greatly assisted in finding the name of many captured ships and their captains through The Cambrian. This newspaper, which started in 1803 in Swansea and had a shipping column each Friday received knowledge of captured ships and some of those which managed to escape. There are first-hand records, written by some of these sailors, which have graphic descriptions of their hazardous voyage at sea, and their capture and imprisonment. Intensive research has revealed many details of the French prisons and their location where the men were marched to in remote parts of France, and how the men survived there. As a result of many ships being captured by the French, with extravagant loss of men's lives and vessels, the British Government made it law for ships to sail in convoys. At the same time French prisoners and later the American prisoners of war (after the War of Independence) were being sent to the Dartmoor Priston in Britain. Thers is a detailed account of that prison in this book."--Provided by the publisher.
2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
Oceania under steam : sea transport and the cultures of colonialism, c. 1870-1914 /Frances Steel.
"The age of steam was the age of Britain's global maritime dominance, the age of enormous ocean liners and human mastery over the seas. The world seemed to shrink as timetabled shipping mapped out faster, more efficient and more reliable transoceanic networks. But what did this transport revolution look like at the other end of the line, at the edge of empire in the South Pacific? Through the historical example of the largest and most important regional maritime enterprise - the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand - Frances Steel eloquently charts the diverse and often conflicting interests, itineraries and experiences of commercial and political elites, common seamen and stewardesses, and Islander dock workers and passengers. Drawing on a variety of sources, including shipping company archives, imperial conference proceedings, diaries, newspapers and photographs, this book will appeal to cultural historians and geographers of British imperialism, scholars of transport and mobility studies, and historians of New Zealand and the Pacific."--Provided by the publisher.
2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
656.61.74(42:9)
The lifeboat : courage on our coasts /photographed by Nigel Millard ; edited by Huw Lewis-Jones.
"The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is the charity that saves lives at sea. For nearly two hundred years its volunteers have shown courage and selflessness in facing storm and shipwreck to offer assistance. Never taken for granted, these qualities of service transcend the centuries to ring as true now as in the earliest days of the lifeboats. This unprecedented new book is a photographic celebration of every-day bravery, compassion, and outstanding commitment in the toughest of conditions. From the Cornish coasts to the Shetland Isles, we join crewman and photographer Nigel Millard as he travels the length of Britain and Ireland, living and working with his fellow lifeboatmen and accompanying them on their rescue missions. In 2011 alone some 7,976 people were saved by lifeboat crews and a further 17,670 were assisted by the service?s new lifeguard units, with lifeboats launching on average almost 20 times a day. This book honours the dedication of generations of hard-working people who generously give their time to those in danger and their families who wait for news while the lifeboats are out - a visual tribute to the sea and those who go to it. All around our coasts, and every day of the year, the men and women of the RNLI are on duty's call. Though the RNLI has evolved, through its technologies and size of organisation, its sense of purpose and vision - to end preventable loss of life at sea - is as clear as it was in the very beginning. This is a simple story of a voluntary rescue service, of men and women happy to race to the assistance of strangers at all hours of day or night should ever the need arise. We hope these photographs show something of this spirit. We are encouraged never to forget the bravery, skill and sacrifice of the people of the RNLI. They are heroes all."--Provided by the publisher.
2013 • BOOK • 1 copy available.
627.772(42)
The Atlantic slave trade from West Central Africa, 1780-1867 / Daniel B. Domingues da Silva.
"The Atlantic Slave Trade from West Central Africa, 1780?1867, traces the inland origins of slaves leaving West Central Africa at the peak period of the transatlantic slave trade. Drawing on archival sources from Angola, Brazil, England, and Portugal, Daniel B. Domingues da Silva explores not only the origins of the slaves forced into the trade but also the commodities for which they were exchanged and their methods of enslavement. Further, the book examines the evolution of the trade over time, its organization, the demographic profile of the population transported, the enslavers' motivations to participate in this activity, and the Africans' experience of enslavement and transportation across the Atlantic. Domingues da Silva also offers a detailed 'geography of enslavement', including information on the homelands of the enslaved Africans and their destination in the Americas."--Provided by the publisher.
2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
326.1(66)
Film and the end of empire / edited by Lee Grieveson and Colin MacCabe.
"In these two volumes of original essays, scholars from around the world address the history of British colonial cinema stretching from the emergence of cinema at the height of imperalism, to moments of decolonization and the ending of formal imperialism in the post-Second World War"--
2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
941.44:791.43
Sailors and sexual identity : crossing the line between "straight" and "gay" in the U.S. Navy /Steven Zeeland.
"In Sailors and Sexual Identity, author Steven Zeeland talks with young male sailors--both gay- and straight-identified--about ways in which their social and sexual lives have been shaped by their Navy careers. Despite massive media attention to the issue, there remains a gross disparity between the public perception of "gays in the military" and the sexual realities of military life. The conversations in this book reveal how known "gay" and "straight" men can and do get along in the sexually tense confines of barracks and shipboard life once they discover that the imagined boundary between them is not, in fact, a hard line. The stories recounted here in vivid detail call into question the imagined boundaries between gay and straight, homosexual and homosocial, and suggest a secret Pentagon motivation for the gay ban: to protect homoerotic military rituals, buddy love, and covert military homosexuality from the taint of sexual suspicion. Zeeland's interviews explore many aspects of contemporary life in the Navy including: gay/straight friendship networks the sexual charge to the Navy/Marine Corps rivalry the reality behind sailors'reputations as sexual adventurers in port and at sea men's differing interpretations of homoerotic military rituals and initiations sex and gender stereotypes associated with military job specialities how sailors view being seen as sex objects Everyone interested in the issue of gays in the military, along with a general gay readership, gay veterans, and gay men for whom sailors represent a sexual ideal, will find Sailors and Sexual Identity an informative and entertaining read."--Provided by the publisher.
2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
656.61.071.22-055.3
Moonfire : the epic journey of Apollo 11 /Norman Mailer ; introduction by Colum McCann ; conceived by Lawrence Schiller ; directed and produced by Benedikt Taschen.
"It has been called the single most historic event of the 20th century: On July 20, 1969, after a decade of tests and training, supported by a staff of 400,000 engineers and scientists, and with a budget of billions, the most powerful rocket ever launched brought Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins to the moon. Nobody captured the men, the mood, and the machinery like Norman Mailer, hired by LIFE magazine to cover the mission in a dazzling reportage he later enhanced into the brilliantly crafted book, Of a Fire on the Moon. Rediscover this epoch-making event with TASCHEN's adaptation of Mailer?s account, now in our popular Reader's Edition so you can really curl up and travel not just back in time, but into outer space. The text is accompanied by hundreds of photographs from the NASA vaults, the archives of LIFE, and other leading magazines of the day, documenting the development of the agency and the mission, life inside the command module and on the moon's surface, as well as the world's jubilant reaction to the landing. Captions by leading Apollo 11 experts explain the history and science behind the images, citing the mission log, publications of the day, and postflight astronaut interviews, while an evocative introduction by Colum McCann celebrates Mailer's incomparable skill at transforming 'the science of space...the weight of history...the breadth of mythology' into prose."--Provided by the publisher.
2015 • BOOK • 1 copy available.
629.7"1969"
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