The Edge of the World: How the North Sea Made Us Who We Are
Michael Pye's The Edge of the World is an epic adventure: from the Vikings to the Enlightenment, from barbaric outpost to global centre, it tells the amazing story of northern Europe's transformation by sea.This is a story of saints and spies, of fishermen and pirates, traders and marauders - and...
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Michael Pye's The Edge of the World is an epic adventure: from the Vikings to the Enlightenment, from barbaric outpost to global centre, it tells the amazing story of northern Europe's transformation by sea.This is a story of saints and spies, of fishermen and pirates, traders and marauders - and of how their wild and daring journeys across the North Sea built the world we
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780241963838 (0241963834)
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
Disjointed and meandering. An extremely tedious read. Thematic topics are covered in each chapter, so there isn't really a chronological story. Even the thematic topics aren't covered properly. Just a whole bunch of little stories that doesn't actually tell you anything. The author doesn't reall...
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