The Sea, Ships & Sailors

by William Cole (Editor)

A collection of poems, songs, and shanties

236 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1967

About the author

William Rossa Cole (1919-2000) was best known as an editor and anthologist. He was editor or author (or co-editor or co-author) of about 75 books, 50 of them anthologies. Three of his books were honored by the ALA: I Went to the Animal Fair in 1958, Beastly Boys and Ghastly Girls in 1964, and The Birds and Beast Were There in 1965. He was an editor for Simon & Schuster and Viking, and a columnist for the Saturday Review. He died in summer 2000, at the age of 80.

Reviews

[Rachel Dorminy]

A really well put together collection of poetry for lovers of the sea.