Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories by Simon Winchester

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Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories by Simon WinchesterISBN: 9780007364596 Publisher: Harper Press, Jan. 1 1889 Paperback, 498 pages Blending history and anecdote, geography and reminiscence, science and exposition, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester tells the breathtaking saga of the Atlantic Ocean. A gifted storyteller and consummate historian, Winchester sets the great blue sea's epic narrative against the backdrop of mankind's intellectual evolution, telling not only the story of an

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