The Voyage of the Matthew : John Cabot and the Discovery of North America

Firstbrook, Peter

ISBN 10: 0912333227 / ISBN 13: 9780912333229

Published by Bay Books & Tapes, San Francisco, CA, 1997

About this Item

Very clean and tight, minimally edge rubbed; 192 pp. including index. Size: 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall.

Seller Inventory # SAS1586

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Voyage of the Matthew : John Cabot and the Discovery of North America
• Publisher: Bay Books & Tapes, San Francisco, CA
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0912333227
• ISBN 13: 9780912333229
• Binding: Wraps
• Illustrator: Photos (Black and White and Colored) and Diagrams
• Edition: 1st Printing.
• Condition: Very Good+
• Book Type: Paperback
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel
  • Naval/Nautical

About this title

Synopsis

In 1497, the first Europeans set foot on the North American mainland and claimed it for the English crown. Led by John Cabot, a small band of hardy sailors had braved the stormy, uncharted seas of the North Atlantic in a single, three-masted sailing ship. Americans speak English rather than Spanish or Italian because of this voyage; yet remarkably little is known about John Cabot or his adventurous and daring life.
On the 500th anniversary of his discovery, another crew of intrepid sailors set out to make the same journey, in a replica of Cabot's ship - accompanied by a public television camera crew. The Voyage of the Matthew combines historical research into the great Age of Discovery with the lure of exploring new territory and confronting age-old challenges.

About the Author

Peter Firstbrook was the producer of the television program about the voyage of the Matthew. He is well qualified to write about the sea as the possessor of both a degree in oceanography and a boat of his own on which he lives when at home in Bristol, England.

He has produced a number of programs, was one of the organizers behind the International Festival of the Sea, and has written frequently for newspapers and magazines.