Britannia's Glory – A Maritime Story

Great Britain's Seafaring History Told in Verse

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Maggie Ballinger’s ‘seafaring history told in verse’ begins with people taking to the water in the very first rafts and boats and follows the development of ships and sailors through centuries of explorations, colonizations and wars and fishing, trading, smuggling and ferrying, up to today’s marine pollution. Alongside her verses, Ballinger presents notes, illustrations and quotations on topics as diverse as Captain Cook, clippers, bathing machines and battleships.

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