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The Devil and the Deep

by Chris Hillier · 1997

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Many books have been written about safety at sea, collision avoidance and safe boating, but how many of them can tell you how to avoid sea monsters? In this little reference book, Chris Hillier takes a lighthearted look at over a hundred of the myths and superstitions surrounding life afloat.

Genre
folklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 120 pages

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