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Feeding Nelson's Navy: The True Story of Food at Sea in the Georgian Era
Feeding Nelson's Navy The True Story of Food at Sea in the Georgian Era
Author: Janet MacDonald
The prevailing image of food at sea in the age of sail features rotting meat and weevily biscuits, but this highly original book proves beyond doubt that this was never the norm. Janet Macdonald shows how the sailor's official diet was better than he was likely to enjoy ashore, and of ample caloric value for his highly active shipboard life. Whe...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781861762337
ISBN-10: 186176233X
Publication Date: 2/20/2006
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Chatham Publishing
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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