The Edge of the World

How the North Sea Made Us Who We Are

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Michael Pye

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A magnetic book on the North Sea brimming with rollicking adventures, vivid characters and witty observations Between the fall of Rome and the dawn of the Enlightenment, northern Europe went from barbaric outpost to being the centre of everything, building the world we know. We have ignored its impact, but the reason is the North Sea- boats carried food and raw materials but also new ideas and information. Seafarers raided and killed but also settled and coupled, bringing the tastes and technologies that would make us modern. This is the story of the saints and spies, fishermen and pirates, traders and marauders whose journeys changed everything.

Author Biography:

Michael Pye has written eleven previous books, translated into eleven languages, including two British bestsellers and two New York Times 'Notable Books of the Year'. He took a First and various prizes in Modern History at Oxford, and was then for many years a highly successful journalist, columnist and broadcaster in London and New York. He now lives between London and rural Portugal.

Release date Australia

July 2nd, 2015

Author

Michael Pye

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

8pp colour inset

Pages

400

Dimensions

128x196x26

ISBN-13

9780241963838

Product ID

23054341

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