Spun Yarns and Scuttlebutt: A Medley of Nautical Yarns and Musings Seen Through the Mirror of Neptunian History

Spun Yarns and Scuttlebutt: A Medley of Nautical Yarns and Musings Seen Through the Mirror of Neptunian History
ISBN-10
0965286606
ISBN-13
9780965286602
Category
Sea stories
Pages
264
Language
English
Published
1996
Author
Thomas Hale

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