John Nichol, mariner and memoirist.
John Nichol, mariner. I would have liked to have known him. Re-reading his episodic memoir (I first read it at sea on a Pacific voyage - the same waters he [...]
M.C. Muir on discipline and motivation during the Age of Sail.
"Research, when writing a novel," says Margaret Muir, "May be time-consuming but it is an interesting journey to be on. Usually, it means delving deeper into a subject than necessary. [...]
Naval Wives and Mistresses
During the period of time Britain claims to have ruled the seas, women played a role that has been largely overlooked or dismissed by most historians and novelists (except for [...]