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The Pepper Wreck
In 1606, a Portuguese ship, Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, put into Lisbon laden with peppercorns, porcelain, and other products from Cochin. A large vessel for the time, the merchantman displaced twelve hundred tons and carried three to four masts. The ship foundered during a storm in a northern channel of the Tagus River. Within hours the currents and the storm had torn it asunder and spread its precious cargo along the shores of the estuary. The Pepper Wreck tells the story of the ship’s excavation by crews working in cold water and fast currents between 1997 and 2000, four centuries after Nossa Senhora dos Mártires went down. Author Filipe Vieira de Castro discusses the nautical history...
Explorations in Connected History
Collection of essays previously published; based on various conference presentations.
Tagus
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Mist in the Tagus
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From the Origins
This collection of essays re-evaluates the Prehistory of the Inner Tagus, traditionally seen as an area devoid of settlement and the more complex cultures concentrated in coastal areas. Countering this picture the contributors present evidence for funerary practices including necropoli, as well as megaliths and rock art.
Tagus the Night Horse (Beast Quest #4)
One boy's journey to help his village becomes a quest to save the kingdom. Features a fearsome new beast in every book! A mysterious force has been creeping over the plains of Avantia. The animals are stampeding, and brush fires sweep the prairie. The farmers are spooked--whispers of a mysterious horseman are spreading as fast as the stampedes. And now that someone has disappeared on a cattle drive, suspicion runs high.Tom and Elenna speed to the plains to stop Tagus the Night Mare before he can do any more damage. But Tom ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time and is mistakenly thrown in jail. Can he win the trust of the people--and his own freedom--before it's too late to stop Tagus?
