Samuel Eliot Morison
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English
Description
The great voyages of discovery to the New World are here brought to life by one of the twentieth century's most eminent historians, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Samuel Morison. A master seaman himself, Morison personally retraced the voyages of the early explorers, charting his travels in maps and photographs and comparing these to the maps and travelogues of the early sailors. The resulting two-volume The European Discovery of America was widely...
Author
Publisher
A. A. Knopf
Pub. Date
1964.
Language
English
Description
In 1963, Samuel Eliot Morison, long one of our most distinguished historians, was awarded the first Balzan Prize in History, a prize that rivals the Nobel Prize in splendor and munificence. To receive the award, Admiral Morison had to go to Rome, where he delivered an address, “The Experiences and Principles of an Historian”. This book includes the address he gave, as well a fascinating account of the award ceremonies, of which he was a central...
