Don't shoot the albatross! : nautical myths and superstitions / / Jonathan Eyers
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| Autore: |
Eyers Jonathan
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| Titolo: |
Don't shoot the albatross! : nautical myths and superstitions / / Jonathan Eyers
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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : Adlard Coles Nautical, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (132 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 910.45 |
| Soggetto topico: | Seafaring life |
| Ocean | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title Page; Contents; Dedication; Introduction; Boatbuilding; Naming and Launching; Before Casting Off; Setting Sail; On Passage; Signs and Portents at Sea; Weather; Animals; Food and Fishing; If All Else Fails...; Acknowledgements; eCopyright |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Sailors are a notoriously superstitious lot - even if some won't admit it. Years of taking to the water, at the mercy of uncontrollable (and sometimes deadly) forces, have led even the wisest to seek ways of influencing the gods or fate. From bad omens and odd rituals to lucky tokens and forbidden words, the superstitions of the sea are legion. Many of these superstitions have refused to go away and quite a few have entered the general public consciousness. Some are amusing in their own right, others have fascinating origins, whilst for many there are bizarre anecdotal incidents which would ap |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Don't shoot the albatross |
| ISBN: | 1-4081-5897-3 |
| 1-283-71404-3 | |
| 1-4081-3213-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910462005403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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