The Mariner's Book of Days 2005
By Peter H. Spectre
112 pp. 70 b&w illustrations. 2004. Wire-bound. $13.95ISBN 1 57409 178 6
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Now in its 14th year, The Mariner's Book of Days is an ever-growing encyclopedia of nautical fact, fiction, and folklore, and has been hailed as the best, most entertaining nautical desk dictionary and calendar to see print. An invaluable reference, each annual edition is completely different from its predecessors, and all have become collector's items.
On every right-hand page is a week of days, with the nautical significance of each explored in brief by the author. On each left-hand page is a collection of nautical miscellany evoking the rich traditions of the sea. Entertaining and informative, illustrated with a variety of lovely etchings, engravings, sketches, and watercolors, The Mariner's Book of Days takes readers on a 365-day voyage through history.
(from the 2004 edition)
"...a treasure trove of information.... The vast amount of nautical lore boggles the mind." —Good Old Boat
"a diverting compilation of quotes, facts and old news stories." —Soundings
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About the Author:
Peter H. Spectre, a renowned writer with a lifelong appreciation for the sea and its traditions, is the former editor of WoodenBoat magazine and the current editor of Maine Boats & Harbors. He is the author of A Passage in Time, A Goodly Ship, Different Waterfronts, and several other books, and also contributed a new foreword to The Rudder Treasury.