01637cam a2200313 4500 516967698 TxAuBib 20150526120000.0 100420s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010015229 9780061702587 hc : alk. paper 0061702587 hc : alk. paper (OCoLC)706786564 DLC DLC TnLvILS TxAuBib Winchester, Simon. Atlantic : Great sea battles, heroic discoveries, titanic storms, and a vast ocean of a million stories / Simon Winchester. New York, NY : William Morrow, 2010. 495 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Preface: The leaving of Liverpool -- Prologue: The beginnings of its goings on -- From the purple isles of Mogador -- All the shoals and deeps within -- Oh! the beauty and the might of it -- Here the sea of pity lies -- They that occupy their business on great waters -- Change and decay all around the sea -- The storm surge carries all before -- Epilogue: Falls the shadow, fades the sea. From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "A Crack in the Edge of the World" and "Krakatoa" comes this epic look at the Atlantic Ocean--its history, geography, importance, and wealth of stories. 20150526. Winchester, Simon Travel. Ocean and civilization. Atlantic Ocean Geography. Atlantic Ocean History. Atlantic Ocean Folklore. Atlantic Ocean Description and travel. BTCLS