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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. Building on much recent research Janet Macdonald shows how the sailor's official diet was better than he was likely to enjoy ashore, and of ample calorific value for hi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781861762887
ISBN-10: 1861762887
Publication Date: 10/10/2006
Pages: 224
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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