Boat
A history of the development and uses of boats, ships, and rafts, from birch-bark canoes to luxury liners.
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Stamford | Available |
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Ships > History. Navigation > History. Boats and boating > History. |
- ISBN: 0679916784
- Physical Description 63 pages : illustrations --.
- Publisher New York : Knopf, 1992.
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General Note: | "A Dorling Kindersley book." "A Borzoi book." Includes index. |
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Table of Contents
Boat
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Taking to the water | p. 6 | |
Rafts | p. 8 | |
Skin boats | p. 10 | |
Bark canoes | p. 12 | |
Dugouts and outriggers | p. 14 | |
Plank boats | p. 16 | |
Putting planks together | p. 18 | |
Oarsome power | p. 20 | |
Blowing in the wind | p. 22 | |
Sail style | p. 24 | |
The Age of Sail | p. 26 | |
Thar' she blows! | p. 30 | |
A splash of color | p. 32 | |
In sheltered waters | p. 34 | |
Steam and paddle wheels | p. 36 | |
Turn of the screw | p. 38 | |
Last days of the merchant sail | p. 40 | |
Hook, line, and sinker | p. 42 | |
Building in iron and steel | p. 46 | |
Tramping the seas | p. 48 | |
In the dock | p. 50 | |
On the bridge | p. 52 | |
Luxurious liners | p. 54 | |
S.O.S. (Save Our Souls!) | p. 58 | |
Sailing at speed | p. 60 | |
Learning the ropes | p. 62 | |
Index | p. 64 |