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Wreckers: Disaster in the Age of Discovery
Simon Park
Wreckers: Disaster in the Age of Discovery
Simon Park
A gripping new history of the shipwrecks and other failed voyages at the dawn of imperialism (15-16th C)
Wreckers sinks the old narrative of imperialism. In place of swashbuckling adventurers bringing home great riches. We see a series of failures on the part of the Europeans. Christopher Columbus suffers several shipwrecks and dies trying to persuade the world that Am
368 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | April 17, 2025 |
ISBN13 | 9780241741320 |
Publishers | Penguin Books Ltd |
Pages | 320 |
Dimensions | 163 × 241 × 31 mm · 522 g |
Language | English |