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Pacific: The Ocean of the Future
Following his acclaimed Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an enthralling biography of the Pacific Ocean and its role in the modern world, exploring our relationship with this imposing force of nature.As the Mediterranean shaped the classical world, and the Atlantic connected Europe to the New World, the Pacific Ocean defines our tomorrow. With China on the rise, so, too, are the American cities of the West coast, including Seattle, San Francisco, and the long cluster of towns down the Silicon Valley.Today, the Pacific is ascendant. Its geological history has long transformed us?tremendous earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis?but its human history, from a Western perspective, is quite young, beginning with Magellan?s sixteenth-century circumnavigation. It is a natural wonder whose most fascinating history is currently being made.In telling the story of the Pacific, Simon Winchester takes us from the Bering Strait to
Product details: Pacific: The Ocean of the Future
Author : Simon Winchester
Pages : 512 pages
Publisher : Harper
Language : eng
ISBN-10 : 0062315412
ISBN-13 : 9780062315410
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