The Edge of the World
How the North Sea Made Us Who We Are
(Sprache: Englisch)
Tells a story of saints and spies, of fishermen and pirates, traders and marauders - and of how their wild and daring journeys across the North Sea built the world we know.
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Tells a story of saints and spies, of fishermen and pirates, traders and marauders - and of how their wild and daring journeys across the North Sea built the world we know.
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Michael Pye's The Edge of the World is an epic adventure: from the Vikings to the Enlightenment, from barbaric outpost to global centre, it tells the amazing story of northern Europe's transformation by sea. 'An utterly beguiling journey into the dark ages of the north sea. A complete revelation . . . Pye writes like a dream. Magnificent' Jerry Brotton, author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps This is a story of saints and spies, of fishermen and pirates, traders and marauders - and of how their wild and daring journeys across the North Sea built the world we know. When the Roman Empire retreated, northern Europe was a barbarian outpost at the very edge of everything. A thousand years later, it was the heart of global empires and the home of science, art, enlightenment and money.
Autoren-Porträt von Michael Pye
Michael Pye's twelve previous books have been translated into fifteen languages; three have been New York Times 'Notable Books of the Year', two were British bestsellers and one became a Hollywood movie. He won various prizes in Modern History at Oxford, and went on to be journalist, broadcaster and columnist in London and New York. He lives in Amsterdam.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Michael Pye
- 2015, 400 Seiten, mit farbigen Abbildungen, Maße: 12,8 x 19,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin Books UK
- ISBN-10: 0241963834
- ISBN-13: 9780241963838
- Erscheinungsdatum: 04.07.2015
Sprache:
Englisch
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