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Atlantic

内容简介

Atlanticisabiographyofatremendousspacethathasbeencentraltotheambitionsofexplorers,scientists,andwarriors,andcontinuestoaffectourcharacter,attitudes,anddreams.Poetstopotentates,seerstosailors,fishermentoforesters—allhavearelationshipwiththisgreatbodyofgrayandheavingsea.Winchesterchroniclesthatrelationship,makingtheAtlanticcomevividlyalive.Morethanamerehistory,AtlanticisanunforgettablejourneyofunprecedentedscopebyoneofthemostgiftedwritersintheEnglishlanguage.

作者简介

JournalistSimonWinchesterhadalreadypublishedalistoftravelandhistoricaltitlesbeforeafootnoteinabookaboutdictionary-makingledhimtohistaleofaprolificcontributortothegargantuanOxfordEnglishDictionary.Thatbook,TheProfessorandtheMadman,becameasurprisehit--andmadeWinchesteraleadingpractitionerofwhatTheNewYorkTimescalls"cocktail-partyscience."

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