Beyond the Blue Horizon: How the Earliest Mariners Unlocked the Secrets of the Oceans

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Oceans cover seven-tenths of the Earth's surface.  In order to traverse the globe, early explorers  -- from the South Pacific to the cold North Sea -- had to venture out into the vast open waters.  Brian Fagan takes readers on a fascinating journey through what may have been the most significant of all human endeavors.