Atlantic
by Simon Winchester · first published 2010
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For a good run-down of the various folks that may (or may not) have crossed the Atlantic, see Simon Winchester's book Atlantic (ISBN13: 9780061702587): * http://www.simonwinchester.com/atlantic * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Winchester
on “Did an Irish Monk 'Discover' America?” ↗Simon Winchester has written several great books that I've thoroughly enjoyed over the years. He's one of my favorite non-fiction authors. A pair of books called The Atlantic and The Pacific; detailing the history of the ocean, people in it and around it. The Perfectionists, about precision engineering
on “I just wanted to see James Taylor – – I didn't know it would cost me $5k” ↗…the nearest navigable mangrove forests (unless shipworm managed to somehow get carried across the Sinai isthmus) Simon Winchester discusses how Cape Bojador [1] was impassible until 1443 (in his book Atlantic [2]) so it is unlikely that early voyages reached any further south along the coast of West Africa. During Roman times there were indeed canals to the Red Sea [3] and a robust international trade system…
on “The naval shipworm helped bring about the Industrial Revolution” ↗> Simon Winchester discusses how Cape Bojador [1] was impassible until 1443 (in his book Atlantic [2]) He also wrote Pacific. :)
on “The naval shipworm helped bring about the Industrial Revolution” ↗