Barbara Tomlinson

Commemorating the Seafarer

Monuments, Memorials and Memory

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A generously illustrated survey of memorials to different kinds of seafarers, recounting the stories behind them.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 273
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9781843839705
• ISBN-10: 1843839709
• Artikelnr.: 42748775

Autorenporträt

Barbara Tomlinson

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Shifting loyalties: naval memorials 1628-1763 The age of
heroes: naval memorials 1783-1815 Pax Britannica: naval memorials 1815-1914
Stormy weather: conflict and sacrifice in the twentieth century Commerce
and philanthropy: mercantile commemoration Lost at Sea: maritime accidents
Maritime explorers: Drake to Shackleton Inshore: fishermen, lifesavers and
leisure Conclusion