Atlantic

Atlantic

A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories.

In a narrative tour de force, Simon Winchester dramatises the life of the Atlantic Ocean, from its birth in the farther recesses of geological time to its eventual extinction millions of years in the future.

Travelling by small sailing craft, container ship and general cargo vessel, Simon Winchester journeyed around the edges and across the vast expanse of the ocean to report from the places that encapsulate its most fascinating stories.

At the core of the book is the story of mankind's complex relationship with this immense sea, which stretches for 9,000 miles from pole to pole. The Atlantic has profoundly influenced the lives of those who have lived along its shores and brings to life key episodes in this compelling human drama - the age of exploration and the subsequent colonisation of the Americas; the flourishing of transatlantic commerce and the rise and fall of the slave trade; extraordinary tales of sea-borne emigration during the nineteenth century; and the great naval battles that have left an indelible imprint on Atlantic history.

Simon Winchester studied Geology at Oxford University. He is the author of A Crack in the Edge of the World, Krakatoa, The Map that Changed the World, The Surgeon of Crowthorne, The Fracture Zone, Outposts, and Korea, among many other titles. He lives in Massachusetts and in the Western Isles of Scotland.

Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories
Harper Collins
Author: Simon Winchester
ISBN: 9780007364596
Price: $35.00