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Sea Warriors

by Richard Woodman

ISBN13: 9780786708550
ISBN10: 0786708557

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In the late 18th and early 19th centuries the captains and crews of the world's great sailing ships braved weather, enemies, and disease asea. This volume chronicles the true-life exploits of these men and restores these sea warriors their moment.