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Jun 2024
45m 14s

The Book of the Ocean, by Ernest Ingerso...

SHARON HANDY
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Let’s sail to sleep with more about the history of maritime exploration, including Vikings in North America, the Chinese invention of the compass, Arabic navigation tools, and the rise of the Portuguese. Dreams ahoy!

 

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