The late Samuel Eliot Morison, former US Navy admiral, was also one of America's premier historians. Combining a 1st-hand knowledge of the sea & transatlantic travel with a readable narrative style, he produced what has become the definitive account of the great age of European exploration. More about this book >

• HISTORY FINALIST National Book Awards 1972 >

Written by the renowned naval historian Samuel Eliot Morison, this Pulitzer prize-winning book is widely recognized as the only authoritative, modern biography of the naval officer frequently referred to as the father of the U.S. Navy. More about this book >

• NONFICTION FINALIST National Book Awards 1960 >