Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories
- ISBN-10
- 0007341377
- ISBN-13
- 9780007341375
- Series
- Atlantic
- Category
- Atlantic Ocean
- Pages
- 498
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins UK
- Author
- Simon Winchester
Description
Blending history and anecdote, geography and reminiscence, science and exposition, the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Krakatoa" tells the breathtaking saga of the magnificent Atlantic Ocean, setting it against the backdrop of mankind's intellectual evolution.
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- 2010-11-02
- 528 pages
- Ebook
- Harper Collins
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- 1995-02-01
- 96 pages
- Paperback
- Chelsea House Pub
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