SUNY
Maritime Stephen B. Luce Library
Library Lecture Series: Navigate Your Course @ Your Library
W. Jeffrey
Bolster, author of The Mortal Sea:
Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail.
October 16, 2013 @ 1345
W. Jeffrey Bolster is a Professor of History at the University of New Hampshire where his research interests include maritime history, African-American history, environmental history and Atlantic history. He has published extensively on the human relationship with the sea. His numerous publications to date include 5 books and a multitude of articles and reviews. He is the recipient of many awards and prizes, notably the highly distinguished 2013 Bancroft Prize for his most recent book, The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail. An avid public speaker, Bolster is steadfast in his commitment to sharing his books and related topics with all.
Since the
Viking ascendancy in the Middle Ages, the Atlantic has shaped the lives of
people who depend upon it for survival. And just as surely, people have shaped
the Atlantic. In his innovative account of this interdependency, W. Jeffrey
Bolster, a historian and professional seafarer, takes us through a
millennium-long environmental history of our impact on one of the largest
ecosystems in the world.
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