A Maritime History of Scotland, 1650-1790

A Maritime History of Scotland, 1650-1790

Eric J. Graham

Språken
FörlagJohn Donald
ISBN9781788853903

The period 1650 to 1790 was such a turbulent one for Scottish seafarers that much of this fast-flowing narrative reads like Treasure Island. Colourful characters abound in a story teeming with incident and excitement: John Paul Jones descends upon the Scottish coast creating widespread panic; press