Sentences with phrase «dangerous sea voyages»

When spices first came into wide use in food preparation, the difficulty of obtaining them along lengthy land routes or dangerous sea voyages made them exotic and rare.
Lord of the Silent With son Ramses, his wife, Nefret, and a few unwelcome additions in tow, the elder Peabody - Emersons embark on a dangerous sea voyage to Alexandria, ultimately ending up in Cairo for their annual excavations.

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It tells the story of a father and son, their prewar life in Homs, Syria, and the father's reflections on fleeing the war zone by undertaking a dangerous voyage across the sea.
John Akomfrah In his acclaimed video installation Vertigo Sea, Akomfrah surveys the often brutal human history of the oceans, from whaling and the slave trade to today's dangerous migrant voyages.
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