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An anthology of American maritime writing captures the beauty, danger, and mythology of America's seagoing experience, from the legend of the Flying Dutchman to John McPhee's writings on the vulnerability of ships in the modern era.
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Excerpts of novels, firsthand narratives, travel writing, natural science, memoir, journalism, and poetry are among the genres Neill has assembled to represent US maritime literature from the 17th century to the ecological dilemmas of the 20th. The nearly 70 authors include some of the best known. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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