| Living in a country that has more than 10,000 miles of coastline, the Scots have an ancient connection to the sea - as fishermen, naval defenders, explorers, emigrants and merchants. From Arthur Conan-Doyle's voyage to the Arctic as ship's surgeon aboard The Hope in 1880, to Waverley, the last sea-going paddle steamer in the world, and from ship-building to herring-curing, this colourful book celebrates some of the key aspects of Scotland's relationship with the sea. Originally accompanied a BBC series.
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