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Broadsides: The Age of Fighting Sail, 1775-1815
- De: Nathan Miller
- Narrado por: David Rapkin
- Duración: 15 h y 30 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 209
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 206
In the late 18th century, it was widely thought that to be a sailor was little better than to be a slave. "No man will be a sailor," wrote Samuel Johnson, "who has contrivance enough to get himself into jail. A man in jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company." If that were true, historian Nathan Miller suggests, then the record of sailing in the age of tall ships would likely be distinguished by few heroes and fewer grand narratives.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Misleading description, solid historical summary
- De M J Mills en 08-10-14
- Broadsides: The Age of Fighting Sail, 1775-1815
- De: Nathan Miller
- Narrado por: David Rapkin
Misleading description, solid historical summary
Revisado: 08-10-14
The Audible description focuses on the supposed overturning of the stereotype of brutal treatment of sailors, and I bought it on that basis expecting to get a different perspective. But that is a miniscule part of the book, covered almost just in passing, as the author concentrates on delivering a summary of the history of war at sea in the period encompassing the War of Independence and the Napoleonic wars. Since much of this is ground I'm already familiar with in greater detail than provided here, I was disappointed.
I'll also note I'm constantly surprised at the lack of quality control on these works; this one at least has none of the frequent changes in mixing levels that appear in many others, but the narrator introduces many inappropriately long pauses in the middle of sentences.
That said the book is a solid history, and worth getting on those grounds as long as one isn't expecting something different.
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