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BOOKS
The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World. NewYork:Alfred A. Knopf, 2013; London:
Atlantic Books, 2014. Chinese, Korean, Romanian, Russian, and Turkish translations. Maritime
Foundation, certificate of merit; Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, nonfiction award; Booklist,top
10 literary travel books, 2014; The Telegraph, best history and war books, 2014.
Down East: A Maritime History of Maine. Gardiner: Tilbury House, 2000. (Second edition, 2017.)
Ships of Discovery and Exploration. Boston:Houghton Mifflin, 2000.
Warships to 1900.Boston:Houghton Mifflin, 2000.
Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia. Boston:Houghton Mifflin, 1997; London: Conway
Maritime, 1998. New York Public Library, “Best of Reference;” Library Journal, “Best Reference
Sources.”
EMPLOYMENT
2016 Invited lecturer, International Writing Program, University of Iowa,organized for, and
funded by, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Lines and Spaces Reading Tour, Chennai and Mumbai, India
2006–present Editor, working primarily with academics who are non-native speakers of English
eProm Books, Portland, ME
2006–present Editor
Itinerario: International Journal on the History of European Expansion and Global
Interaction, Leiden,The Netherlands
2009–12 Guest curator and archivist, Norman H. Morse Collection of Ocean Liner Materials
Osher Map Library, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME
2004–12 Guest lecturer, “Maine and New England Maritime Heritage”
Southern Maine Community College, Bath, ME
1996–2002 Instructor, “An Introduction to World Maritime History” and “Maritime Maine”
Center for Continuing Education, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME
1991–95 Senior editor, academic reference
Facts On File, New York, NY
1988–91 Senior editor; senior writer (1992–2011; name changed in 1997)
Universal Almanac/New York Times Almanac,New York,NY
1985–88 Editor
Sea History magazine. National Maritime Historical Society, Croton-on-Hudson, NY
1981–84 Freelance editor, Oxford University Press,Free Press,and Basic Books, New York, NY
EDUCATION
1977–81 Columbia College, New York,NY
BA, Latin

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SELECTED ARTICLES, PAPERS, INTERVIEWS, AND REVIEWS
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
“Traps, Swans, and Plans: Some Strategic Considerations in World Maritime History.” Naval War
College Review,forthcoming.
“Elements of Sea Power Past and Present.” In The Return of Geopolitics: Perspectivesfromthe
Engelsberg Seminar2001,edited by Kurt Almqvist and Alexander Linklater. Stockholm: Axel och
Margaret Ax:son Johnsons Stiftelse, forthcoming.
“Connecting Past and Present:Maritime Museums and Historical Mission.” Mariner’s Mirror 102:4
(2016): 388–99.
“The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World—A Roundtable Response.” International
Journal of Maritime History 28:3 (2016): 589–600.
Contributor: Keith Johnson, “Report: ‘Silvery Strips of Sea’ and Their Role in History.” Foreign Policy,
April 2, 2016, http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/04/02/silvery-strips-of-sea-and-their-role-in-history/
“Why We Should Read World History.” The Daily Beast,December 25,2013.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/12/25/why-we-should-read-world-history.html.
“What’s A Navy For?” Foreign Affairs (online), December 18, 2013.
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/140575/lincoln-paine/whats-a-navy-for.
“Beyond the Dead White Whales: Literature of the Sea and Maritime History.” International Journal of
Maritime History 22:1 (2010): 205–28.
“World History and Other Marginal and Perverse Pursuits:An Interview with Felipe Fernández-Armesto.”
Itinerario 32:3 (2008): 7–21.
“A Pax upon You: Preludes and Perils of American Imperialism.” Clio’s Psyche 10:3 (Dec. 2003): 91–97.
“‘War is Better than Tribute’.” Naval History 15:3 (June 2001): 20–25. (U.S.-Tripoli War of 1801–1805.)
“Aspects of a Global Maritime History.” Nautical Research Journal 43:4 (Sept. 1998): 131–37.
CONTRIBUTED CHAPTERS AND ARTICLES
“Oceans and Seas in Culture.” In The World’s Ocean:Culture, History, and the Environment.Santa
Barbara:ABC-Clio, forthcoming.
“Rediscovering the Age of Discovery.” In The Routledge Research Companion to Marine and Maritime
Worlds, 1400–1800: Oceansin Global History and Culture,edited by Claire Jowitt, Steve Mentz, and Dr.
Craig Lambert. London: Routledge, forthcoming.
“The Indian Ocean in the Seventh and Eighth Centuries.” In Maritime Contacts of the Past: Deciphering
ConnectionsAmongst Communities,edited by Sila Tripati, 37–53. New Delhi: Delta Book World, 2014.
Andrea, Alfred J., editor. ABC-Clio Encyclopedia of World History. Santa Barbara:ABC-Clio, 2011. 15
entries.
Hattendorf, John, editor. Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History.New York:Oxford University Press,
2007. 16 entries.

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Buisseret, David, editor. Oxford Companion to Exploration. NewYork:Oxford University Press,2006. 1
entry
McNeill, William, et al., editors. Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History. Great Barrington: Berkshire
Publishing, 2005. 3 entries.
Wright, John W., editor. The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the
Curious Mind. New York:St. Martin’s, 2004.
LECTURES, PAPERS, AND OTHER TALKS
Invited lecture. “A Map and a Sense of Time: A Guide to Navigating the Global Past.” Columbia
Undergraduate Scholars Program, New York, NY, March 2017.
Symposium paper. “Rediscovering the Age of Discovery.” New England Regional World History
Association symposium, Salem, MA, September 2016.
Seminar paper. “Elements of Sea Power,Past and Present.” Engelsberg Seminar: The Return of
Geopolitics, Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation, Avesta,Sweden,June 2016.
Graduation speaker. The Allen-Stevenson School, New York, NY,June 2016.
Plenary address. “Maritime Maine—History and Renaissance.” North American Society for Oceanic
History annual conference,Portland, ME, May 2016.
Keynote address. “No Peace Beyond the Line? Accounting for the Lack of War in Southern Seas.”
International Congress: The War at Sea,Instituto de História Contemporânea, Universidade Nova de
Lisboa, Cascais,Portugal, April 2016.
Interview. “The Sea and Civilization: The Origins of a Globalised World.” Discussion with Sifra Lentin
and Ranjit Hoskote, Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations, Mumbai, India, March 2016.
Panelist. “Political Discourse and Contemporary Writing.” U.S. Consulate General Chennai; Department
of Journalism and Communication and JRAS Center for Islamic Studies, University of Madras; and
International Writing Program, University of Iowa, University of Madras,Chepauk, Chennai, India,
March 2016.
Invited lecture. “An Evening of Literature and Conversation.” U.S. Consulate General Chennai, Madras
Book Club, and International Writing Program, University of Iowa,Chennai, India, March 2016.
Guest lecture. Maine Arctic Law Symposium, University of Maine School of Law,Portland, ME.
February 2016.
Invited lecture. “Strategic Considerations in Global Maritime History.” Lecture of Opportunity, U.S.
Naval War College, Newport,RI, December 2015.
Keynote address. “Connecting Past and Present:Maritime Museums and Historical Mission.” 17th
International Congress of Maritime Museums, Hong Kong Maritime Museum, November 2015.
Discussant. “Binding Maritime China: Control, Evasion, and Interloping (16th
–20th
Centuries).” Boston
University, Northeastern University, and Brandeis University, Boston, MA, May 2015.

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Guest lecture. “Researching and Writing World Maritime History.” Commonwealth Honors Program,
Middlesex Community College, Lowell, MA, December 2014.
Invited lecture. “The Sea & Civilization.” Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco, CA,
September 2014.
Invited lecture. “The Sea and Civilization: A View from the Sea.” Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach,
CA, September 2014.
Conference paper. “Rivers in American History.” North American Society for Oceanic History annual
conference,Erie Maritime Museum, Erie, PA,May 2014.
Keynote address. “Reflections on The Sea and Civilization.” Maritime Civilizations in World History: A
Symposium for Researchers,Teachers,and Practitioners of World History, New England Regional World
History Association, Southern Maine Community College, South Portland, ME, April 2014.
Conference paper. “Everything You Wanted to Know About the Environment and Maritime History.”
World History Association annual conference, San José, Costa Rica, June 2014.
Invited lecture. “Faith Follows the Flag: Maritime Enterprise and Cultural Expansion.” Tufts Historical
Review Presidential Lecture Series, Tufts University, Somerville, MA, April 2014.
Invited lecture. “The Occupational Relevance of Maritime History.” U.S. Merchant Marine Academy,
Kings Point, NY, April 2014.
Invited lecture. “The Occupational Relevance of Maritime History.” SUNY Maritime College, Bronx,
NY, April 2014.
Invited lecture. “Maritime History as the Study of Human Ecology.” Human Ecology Forum, College of
the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME, March 2014.
Invited lecture. “Maritime History and Maritime Practice.” Portland Marine Society, South Portland, ME,
February 2014.
Invited lecture. “Before Rhodes: The Ancient Roots of Maritime Law.” Maritime Law Society, Tulane
Tulane Law School, New Orleans, LA,February 2014.
Interview. Shifley Lecture Series, U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, MD; discussion with
museum director Claude Berube, January 2014.
Invited lecture. Eight Bells Book Lecture,Naval War College Museum, Newport, RI, January 2014.
Conference paper. “Globalizing the War of 1812: Americans Abroad in Mr. Madison’s War.” New
England History Teachers’ Association Conference on the War of 1812, American Antiquarian Society,
Worcester,MA, October 2012.
Opening lecture. “The Largest Moving Man-made Creatures in the World.” Exhibit, “The Triumph of the
Ship: The Norman H. Morse Ocean Liner Collection,” Osher Map Library, University of Southern Maine,
Portland, ME, May 2012.
Invited lecture. “Latitudes and Attitudes: At Sea in a World of Words.” O’Gara Academic Honor Society,
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy,Kings Point, NY, September 2011.

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Conference paper. “The World is Not Enough; or, What in the World is World Maritime History?” North
American Society for Oceanic History annual conference,Norfolk, VA,May 2011.
Invited lecture. “Mastering the Oceans:The Ship.” Crayenborgh Lecture Series: Exploiting the Waters,
Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands, March 2010.
Conference paper. “Seafarers:Agents of Change.” World History Association annual conference,
London, England, June 2008.
Conference paper. “Reading Seawards.” International Maritime Economic History Association,
International Congress of Maritime History, Greenwich, England, June 2008.
Conference paper. “Writing World Maritime History.” North American Society for Oceanic History
annual conference,Manitowoc, WI, June 2006.
Fitzgerald-Conley Lecture. “Were the Romans a Maritime People? Absolutely!” Maine Maritime
Museum maritime history symposium, Bath, ME, May 2005.
Invited lecture. “Orientations: Asian Maritime Ambition in the 15th
and 16th
Centuries.” Newport Art
Museum in conjunction with “‘The Boundless Deep:’ The European Conquest of the Oceans,1450 to
1840,” an exhibit of holdings from the John Carter Brown Library, Newport,RI, June 2003.
Conference paper. “Towards a Maritime History of the World.” Maritime History Beyond 2000—Visions
of Sea and Shore: An International Conference on Maritime History and Heritage. Fremantle, Australia,
December,2001.
Talking head. “A Catalyst for Independence: The Mast Trade in the Province of Maine.” Documentary
produced by the Colonial Dames in the State of Maine, Portland, ME, 2000.
Invited lecture. “Scotch on the Rocks and Other Tales of the Wine-Dark Sea.” The Club of Odd Volumes,
Boston, MA, 1999.
Symposium paper. “Aspects of a Global Maritime History.” Maine Maritime Museum maritime history
symposium, Bath, ME, 1998.
ONLINE FORUMS
Author’s forum. H-World, March 2014: The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World,
reviewed by Adam Clulow, Monash University (Melbourne), and Rainer Buschmann, California State
University, Channel Islands.
Invited commentator. H-World, December 2010: Craig Lockard, “‘The Sea Common to All’: Maritime
Frontiers, Port Cities, and Chinese Traders in the Southeast Asian Age of Commerce,ca. 1400–1750.”
Journal of World History 21:2 (2010): 219–47.
Invited commentator. H-World, February 2008: “Eurasia in World History”—David Christian,
“Afroeurasia in Geological Time;” Peter C. Perdue,“Eurasia in World History: Reflections on Time and
Space;” and Timothy May, “The Mongol Empire in World History.” World History Connected 5:2
(2008).
BOOKS REVIEWED
The Sovereign and the Pirate: Ordering Maritime Subjects in India’sWestern Littoral, by Lakshmi
Subramanian. Forthcoming, World History Connected.

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The Tide: The Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth,by Hugh Aldersey-Williams.
Forthcoming, International Journal of Maritime History.
Across the Ocean:Nine Essayson Indo-Mediterranean Trade,edited by Federico De Romanis and Marco
Maiuro. Forthcoming, The Northern Mariner/Le Marin du Nord.
The Medieval Nile: Route, Navigation,and Landscape in Islamic Egypt,by John P. Cooper. The Northern
Mariner/Le Marin du Nord 26:1 (2016): 80–82.
China on the Sea: How the Maritime World Shaped Modern China,by Zheng Yangwen. The Northern
Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty IslandsI Have Never Set Foot on and Never Will,by Judith Schalansky. In
World Ocean Journal 2 (2015): 16–23.
Aspects of the Maritime Silk Road: Fromthe Persian Gulf to the East China Sea,ed. Ralph Kauz. In The
Northern Mariner/Le Marin du Nord 43 (2013): 438–40.
Encyclopedia of Exploration. Vol. 5, Invented and Apocryphal Narratives of Travel,by Raymond John
Howgego. In International Journal of Maritime History,25:2 (Dec. 2013): 299–300.
New Bedford’s Civil War, by Earl F. Mulderdink, III. In International Journal of Maritime History 25:1 (June
2013): 401–2.
India Traders of the Middle Ages: Documents fromthe Cairo Geniza—“India Book,” by S. D. Goitein
and Mordechai A. Friedman. In The Northern Mariner/Le Marin du Nord 21 (2011): 300–301.
Encyclopedia of Exploration. Vol. 4: 1850 to 1940: Continental Exploration,by Raymond John
Howgego. In International Journal of Maritime History 21:2 (Dec. 2009): 438–39.
Classic Ships of IslamfromMesopotamia to the Indian Ocean,by Dionisius A. Agius. In The Northern
The History of Seafaring:Navigating the World’s Oceans, by Donald S. Johnson and Juha Nurminen. In
Nautical Research Journal 53:4 (2008): 243–44.
Aden and the Indian Ocean Trade: 150 Years in the Life of a Medieval Arabian Port,by Roxani Eleni
Margariti. In The Northern Mariner/Le Marin du Nord 17:3 (2007): 79–80.
Admiralty and Maritime Laws in the Mediterranean Sea (ca. 800–1050): The Kitāb Akriyat al-Sufun vis-
à-vis the Nomos Rhodion Nautikos,by Hassan S. Khalilieh. In The Northern Mariner/Le Marin du Nord
17:1 (2007): 62–63.
The Camera’s Coast: Historic Images of Ship and Shore in New England,by W. H. Bunting. In Nautical Research
Journal 52:3 (2007): 184.
Victory in Tripoli: How America’s War with the Barbary Pirates Established the U.S. Navy and Shaped a
Nation, by Joshua E. London. In International Journal of Maritime History 18:1 (2006): 485–86.
Spain’s Men of the Sea: Daily Life on the IndiesFleets in the Sixteenth Century, by Pablo E. Pérez-
Mallaína, translated by Carla Rahn Phillips. In World History Connected 3:2 (2006).
A Short History of China and Southeast Asia: Tribute,Trade and Influence, by Martin Stuart-Fox. In
Itinerario 29:2 (2005): 124–25.

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Titanic: A Night Remembered, by Stephanie L. Barczewski. In International Journal ofMaritime History 17.1
(2005): 327–28.
A Century of Tankers, by John Newton. In Professional Mariner 83 (2004): 63–64.
Lifeboat, by John R. Stilgoe. In International Journal ofMaritime History 16:1 (2004): 261–62.
A Century of Tankers, by John Newton. In Professional Mariner 83 (2004): 63–64.
The Ice King: Frederic Tudor and His Circle, by Carl Seaburg and Stanley Paterson.In International Journal of
Maritime History 15:2 (2003): 411.
At War At Sea: Sailors and Naval Combat in the Twentieth Century, by Ronald H. Spector. In Nautical
Research Journal 46:4 (2001): 257.
History of the Ship:The Comprehensive Story of Seafaring from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, by Richard
Woodman. In Nautical Research Journal 45:1 (2000): 56–57.
The Portuguese Empire, 1415–1808: A World on the Move,by A. J. R. Russell-Wood, and Portugal, the
Pathfinder: Journeysfromthe Medieval toward the Modern World, 1300–ca.1600,ed. George Winius.
In Nautical Research Journal 44:2 (1999): 117–18.
America and the Sea: A Maritime History,by Benjamin W. Labaree,et al. In Nautical Research Journal
44:1 (1999): 56–57.
RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERVIEWS
KALW 91.7 FM, San Francisco, CA, “Crosscurrents,” hosted by Hana Baba, October 2014.
NewsTalk 106-108, Dublin, intervew with Patrick Geoghegan, Trinity College, Dublin, June 2014.
BBC Radio 3, “Free Thinking,” Matthew Sweet,March 2014.
WABC-AM,John Batchelor Show; two parts: February 2014.
WICN radio, “Inquiry,” hosted by Mark Lynch; two parts: November 2013 and January 2014.
WGBH, “PRI’s The World,” with Marko Werman, November 2013.
OTHER
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Forum on European Expansion and Global Interaction
International Maritime Economic History Association
Maine Historical Society
Maine Maritime Museum
Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance
New England Regional World History Association
North American Society for Oceanic History
Osher Map Library
PEN American Center
World History Association

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BOARDS OF TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS
Maine Maritime Museum (2013–present)
The Telling Room (2011–14)
New England Regional World History Association executive committee (2010–15)
Portland Stage Company (1999–2005)
OpSail Maine 2000/Maritime Maine (1998–2002)
American Sail Training Association (1989–90)
Schooners Foundation, New York (1986–92)

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REVIEWERS’ COMMENTS
The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World (Alfred A. Knopf, 2013)
Mountbatten Maritime Award, Certificate of Merit 2014 (Maritime Foundation, UK)
Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, Winner, 2014 Maine Literary Award for Nonfiction
Booklist, Top 10 Literary Travel Books, 2014
The Telegraph: Best history and war books of 2014
“Elegantly written and encyclopedic in scope, with an expert grasp of the demands of
seamanship in every age, The Sea and Civilization deserves a wide readership.”
—John Darwin, Oxford University, Wall Street Journal
“The most enjoyable, the most refreshing, the most stimulating, the most comprehensive, the
most discerning, the most insightful, the most up-to-date—in short, the best maritime history of
the world.”
—Felipe Fernández-Armesto, University of Notre Dame, author of Millennium: A
History of the Last Thousand Years
“As Lincoln Paine conclusively demonstrates in this magisterial work, the seas are also a crucial,
perhaps even central, point of focus in the story of human civilization…. In terms of depth, the
book is equally thorough, authoritative, and persuasive…. The narrative is eloquent and
engaging. Substantial endnotes and references are tucked away but easily accessed towards the
end of the book, and the inclusion of vivid illustrations and literary references throughout enliven
the text.”
—Karen M. Teoh, Stonehill College, Asian Review in World Histories (Seoul)
“The Sea and Civilization presents a fresh look at the global past. Bringing to bear a formidable
knowledge of ships and sails, winds and currents, navigation techniques and maritime law,
Lincoln Paine offers a lively tour of world history as seen from the waterline. The result is a
fascinating account, full of little-known episodes and novel insights. A major contribution.”
—Kären Wigen, Stanford University, author of A Malleable Map
“Paine deftly navigates the complexities of global culture to create an eminently readable
account of mankind’s relationship to the sea. Both profound and amusing, this will be a standard
source for decades to come.”
—Joshua M. Smith, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, editor of Voyages: Documents in
American Maritime History
“The Sea and Civilization meticulously and systematically reconstructs the maritime history of
the world…. That oceans teach us, above all, about the unity of human existence on this planet
seems to be the take away from The Sea and Civilization.”
—Mangalam Srinivasan, Kennedy School of Government, The Hindu
“In this fascinating and beautifully written scholarly work, Paine steps back from [a] Eurocentric
view to tell the story of maritime travel through the entire sweep of human history…. With its

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richness of detail, the book does offer an eloquent vision of how the sea served as a path to the
modern world.”
—G. John Ikenberry, Princeton University, Foreign Affairs
“Paine’s work provides the fundamental research for a fascinating conversation about foreign
policy and strategy in a more maritime and Asia-centric world. It’s a conversation with far-
reaching consequences…. As sea service leaders ponder how to oversee the system of liberal
trade and commerce while facing down potential rivals for maritime supremacy, they could do
worse than gaze back into Asia’s past. The Sea and Civilization offers such a glimpse within one
cover.”
—James Holmes, Naval War College, Education About Asia
“Lincoln Paine has no interest in jargon; his book . . . is clearly written and does not strain to
defend any abstruse arguments.”
—David Abulafia, University of Cambridge, Sunday Times (London)
“‘I want to change the way you see the world.’ This brave ambition is brilliantly realized by
Lincoln Paine in this single volume. Thoroughly researched, clearly argued, eminently
accessible—we have at last a responsible and persuasive explanation of the inextricable
connection between the ocean and world civilization.”
—Peter Neill, Director, World Ocean Observatory
“Without doubt, the most comprehensive maritime history ever produced.”
—Gerard DeGroot, The Times (London)
“The scholarship evidenced in a narrative that spans so wide a canvas and so lengthy a
chronology is impressive…. Lincoln Paine’s monumental work serves to remind us that
maritime history offers a valuable perspective on the history of the world.”
—Margarette Lincoln, Times Literary Supplement
“A brilliantly researched and ambitious affirmation of the sea and civilisation.”
—Philip Hoare, New Statesman
“This vividly written book is a major achievement.”
—Alastair Buchan, Tribune
“The Sea and Civilization is a well-written and brilliantly organized book…. With its literary
grace and richness, one could safely predict that it is destined to become a classic of maritime
history.”
—Louis Arthur Norton, The Northern Mariner/Le Marin du Nord
“The main drift of this learned and deeply researched book is that many human societies evolved
as they did largely because of sea-contact with other societies.”
—Alan Judd, The Spectator

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“The Sea and Civilization is an extraordinary and lucid feat of compression that draws on a mass
of scholarship. Paine writes extremely well, chooses his quotations aptly and balances the
proportions of the book carefully…. The book is rich in suggestive ideas.”
—Roger Crowley, Literary Review
“Although more than 70 percent of the earth’s surface is covered by water, it is generally neither
realized nor accepted that the history of the world is very much a maritime history. Lincoln
Paine’s The Sea and Civilization seeks to rectify this…. The success of the effort is that by the
end, the underlying idea seems self-evident: man’s relation to the sea has been a
driving force of human history; the interrelations and reciprocal influences are the prevalent
condition in world history, and not the exception.”
—Juan José Morales, Asian Review of Books
“This book could easily be titled, ‘The Greatest Sea Story Ever Told’.”
—Sam Craghead, Naval Historical Foundation
“A magnificently sweeping world history that takes us from the people of Oceania and concludes
with the container.”
—Ben Wilson, The Telegraph
“Refocusing history is no small task but it’s one that Lincoln Paine tackles with gusto in his new
book.”
—Alan Wallace, Trib Total Media
“Lincoln Paine’s expansive survey of humanity’s relationship with the sea from 10,000 BC
onwards bills itself as an alternative history of the world; it is more evidently a vigorously
crafted compendium of the complex, technical ways we achieve our restless, expansionist
ambitions.”
—Bettany Hughes, Prospect
“Paine enchants the reader with a style that is immensely engaging, erudite and driven by the
author’s intellectual curiosity. The prodigious research at the heart of the book is never cloying
but serves instead to enlighten and illuminate…. This is a book that asks an investment of time
by its readers, but it is time spent in pure, rapturous reading pleasure.”
—Bill Lundgren, Lundgren’s Book Lounge
“A sprawling, readable history of the world from the sailor’s point of view—and not just on the
oceans of the world, but also its lakes and rivers.”
—Kirkus
“Comprehensive and knowledgeable . . . a sturdy keel for any maritime history collection.”
—Gilbert Taylor, Booklist
“An invaluable resource for salty dogs and land-lubbers alike.”
—Publisher’s Weekly, starred review
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Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997)
New York Public Library, Best of Reference, 1998
Library Journal, Best Reference Sources, 1997: “This was clearly the most fascinating book
of the year.”
“Lincoln Paine is Homeric in sweep of vision and poetic reverence…. It is indeed uncommon for
a reference book in that its hard data is organized by a poetic intelligence rather than an
analytical one. It definitely belongs on the reference shelves of specialized libraries and archives
and in the personal collections of maritime and naval bibliophiles.”
—Kenneth Hagan, U.S. Naval Academy, author, This People’s Navy: The Making of
American Sea Power
“An impressive achievement . . . and a reference book of real value.”
—N. A. M. Rodger, University of Oxford, author, The Safeguard of the Sea: A Naval
History of Britain 660–1649
“Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia . . . is a most uncommonly valuable book.”
—Patrick O’Brian, author, Master and Commander and other Aubrey/Maturin novels
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Down East: A Maritime History of Maine (Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House, 2000)
“The text is a masterful synthesis of maritime history, set within the broader context of Maine
history…. I believe it is the best introduction to the state available.”
—Professor Joel W. Eastman, University of Southern Maine
“It has been my experience that histories packed with information are usually temptingly easy to
put down, and that readable ones are likely to be superficial. Down East, however, has the
uncommon virtue of being both eminently readable and highly informative.”
—Thomas S. Kane, author of The New Oxford Guide to Writing
“The book’s intent is to give the general reader an enjoyable and accurate overview of the state’s
maritime history. The trick is to avoid duplicating other historians and still make it useful to
scholars and buffs…. Most writers would have shrunk from the task or failed. Remarkably, Paine
succeeds. How the writer accomplishes this provides a pointed lesson to historical writers.”
—William David Barry, Maine Historical Society, Maine Sunday Telegram
“Down East: A Maritime History of Maine is a fascinating introduction to the history of a unique
culture I have known and loved for many years…. Paine’s economy of phrase and clarity of
purpose make this book a delight for anyone curious about the past or interested in the future of
the great State of Maine.”
—Walter Cronkite, broadcast journalist

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