Sailors of the Cloud Ships

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Think history is boring? Think again!

The Age of Sail wrought the greatest change to the world in the history of mankind; possibly until the Age of Space Exploration. From 1450 to1850 the Western world experienced explosive and violent change, most of it brought about by the great sailing ships of the era, and driven by the personal ambition for power and riches in a handful of men and women,who in many cases didn’t have a clue what they were getting into. Today, this exciting era receives just superficial coverage; names, dates and what was accomplished. But, behind these were real people, and digging into their lives can bring up startling facts:

• Columbus spent much of his life as a pirate.

• Magellan wasn’t the first to circumvent the globe, his slave Enrique was. In fact, Magellan never circumvented the globe at all.

• Horatio Nelson, England’s greatest naval hero, suffered from violent seasickness.

• America’s most famous lightkeeper, recognized for saving as many as 32 drowning men over 52 years, was a woman.  

• Women served as crew in the British Navy, and fought alongside their husbands.
  
• A two-year-old boy served as a midshipman in the Royal Navy.

• Two babies were born on Nelson’s flagship during the Battles of Trafalgar and the Nile. 

History can be humorous, surprising, and even shocking, but it is anything but dull. 

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