Man On The Ocean A Book About Boats And Ships
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Man On The Ocean
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language : en
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Release Date : 1874
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Man On The Ocean
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Author : Ballantyne, R. M.
language : en
Publisher: Delmarva Publications, Inc.
Release Date : 1863
Man On The Ocean written by Ballantyne, R. M. and has been published by Delmarva Publications, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1863 with Boats and boating categories.
There is, perhaps, no contrivance in the wide world more wonderful than a ship--a full-rigged, well-manned, gigantic ship! Those who regard familiar objects in art and nature as mere matters of course, and do not trouble themselves to wander out of the beaten track of everyday thought, may not at first feel the force or admit the truth of this statement. Let such folk endeavour to shake themselves vigorously out of this beaten track of everyday thought. Let them knit their brows and clench their teeth, and gaze steadfastly into the fire, or up at the sky, and try to realise what is involved in the idea of--a ship. R. M. Ballantyne (24 April 1825 – 8 February 1894) was a Scottish juvenile fiction writer. Born Robert Michael Ballantyne in Edinburgh, he was part of a famous family of printers and publishers. At the age of 16 he went to Canada and was six years in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company. He returned to Scotland in 1847, and published his first book the following year, Hudson's Bay: or, Life in the Wilds of North America. For some time he was employed by Messrs Constable, the publishers, but in 1856 he gave up business for the profession of literature, and began the series of adventure stories for the young with which his name is popularly associated. (Illustrated)
Man On The Ocean
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Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1863
Man On The Ocean written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1863 with Adventure and adventurers categories.
Man On The Ocean
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Author : R. M. Ballantyne
language : en
Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
Release Date : 2022-05-24
Man On The Ocean written by R. M. Ballantyne and has been published by Lindhardt og Ringhof this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-24 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Published in 1863, ‘Man on the Ocean’ is an informative book for children by R.M. Ballantyne all about ships and other vessels used for water travel and transportation. Ballantyne gives details about the history of the early days of water travel, and this informative read also includes chapters on rafts and canoes, ancient ships and navigators, lifeboats and lightvessels, as well as much more. Full of fascinating facts, this is a charming read for all of those with an interest in water transport and its evolution. R.M. Ballantyne (1825-1894) was a Scottish artist and prolific author of mostly children’s fiction. Born in Edinburgh, Ballantyne was the ninth of ten children. At the age of 16 Ballantyne moved to Canada, where he worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company, travelling all over the country to trade for fur. He returned to Scotland in 1847 following the death of his father, and it was then that he began his literary career in earnest, writing over 100 children’s adventure books over the course of his life. Stories such as ‘The Coral Island’ and ‘The Young Fur Traders’ were hugely popular, and many of them drew on his own experiences of travelling throughout Canada. A stickler for detail, Ballantyne continued to travel widely to research the backgrounds and settings for his exciting stories. His tales became an inspiration for authors of the future, including ‘Treasure Island’ novelist Robert Louis Stevenson. Ballantyne spent the latter period of his life living in London and Italy for the sake of his health. He died in Rome in 1894 at the age of 68.
Man On The Ocean Revised
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Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1874
Man On The Ocean Revised written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1874 with categories.
Man On The Ocean
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Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2021-02-20
Man On The Ocean written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-20 with categories.
Once upon a time there were no ships. Men did not know the meaning of the word; they did notwant them; and, for many, many centuries the sea-gulls had the ocean all to themselves. But boats areof very ancient date. Doubtless the first boats must have been constructed by the first men who dwelton the earth. They consisted, probably-for we are now in the land of conjecture-of stumps offallen trees, or bundles of rushes, seated astride of which the immediate descendants of our firstparents ferried themselves over small lakes and across rivers.Wet feet are not agreeable under any circumstances. We can conceive that prolonged voyagesperformed in this fashion-say several hundred yards or a mile-rendered those primitive marinersso uncomfortable, that they resolved to improve their condition; and, after much earnest thought, hit upon the plan of fastening several logs together by means of twigs, and thus they formed rafts.As time progressed, and men began to display wisdom in making tools of stone and in the mouldingof metal, we can imagine that they soon bethought themselves of flattening the surface of theirrafts; and then, finding them unwieldy and difficult to manage, no doubt, they hit upon the idea ofhollowing out the logs. Adzes were probably not invented at that time, so they betook themselves tothe element of fire-which is at the present day used by savage nations for the same purpose-andburned out the insides of their logs. Thus canoes sprang into being.But such canoes were clumsy and heavy, besides being liable to split; men therefore bethoughtthemselves of constructing a light framework of wood, which they covered with bark or skin. Thenartificers in iron invented saws; logs were ripped up; planks were formed; pitch oozed ready to handfrom the trees; with grass, perchance, they caulked the seams;-and soon the first boat floated on thewater-clumsy and tub-like, no doubt, but serviceable withal-and youths of a hundred years old, and full-grown men of two or three hundred, capered and shouted on the shore with delight at thegreat invention; while venerable patriarchs, of seven or eight hundred summers, gazed in wonder, with almost prophetic solemnity, and exclaimed that they had never before seen the like of that in allthe course of their long, long liv
Man On The Ocean
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Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-03-28
Man On The Ocean written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-28 with categories.
Once upon a time there were no ships. Men did not know the meaning of the word; they did not want them; and, for many, many centuries the sea-gulls had the ocean all to themselves. But boats are of very ancient date. Doubtless the first boats must have been constructed by the first men who dwelt on the earth. They consisted, probably-for we are now in the land of conjecture-of stumps of fallen trees, or bundles of rushes, seated astride of which the immediate descendants of our first parents ferried themselves over small lakes and across rivers.Wet feet are not agreeable under any circumstances. We can conceive that prolonged voyages performed in this fashion-say several hundred yards or a mile-rendered those primitive mariners so uncomfortable, that they resolved to improve their condition; and, after much earnest thought, hit upon the plan of fastening several logs together by means of twigs, and thus they formed rafts.As time progressed, and men began to display wisdom in making tools of stone and in the moulding of metal, we can imagine that they soon bethought themselves of flattening the surface of their rafts; and then, finding them unwieldy and difficult to manage, no doubt, they hit upon the idea of hollowing out the logs. Adzes were probably not invented at that time, so they betook themselves to the element of fire-which is at the present day used by savage nations for the same purpose-and burned out the insides of their logs. Thus canoes sprang into being.
Man On The Ocean A Book About Boats And Ships
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Author : R. M. Ballantyne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Man On The Ocean A Book About Boats And Ships written by R. M. Ballantyne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Adventure and adventurers categories.
Man On The Ocean
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Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-04-17
Man On The Ocean written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-17 with categories.
Those who regard familiar objects in art and nature as mere matters of course, and do not trouble themselves to wander out of the beaten track of everyday thought, may not at first feel the force or admit the truth of this statement. Let such folk endeavour to shake themselves vigorously out of this beaten track of everyday thought. Let them knit their brows and clench their teeth, and gaze steadfastly into the fire, or up at the sky, and try to realise what is involved in the idea of-a ship.
Man On The Ocean
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Author : R. M. R. M. Ballantyne
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2013-07-15
Man On The Ocean written by R. M. R. M. Ballantyne and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-15 with categories.
There is, perhaps, no contrivance in the wide world more wonderful than a ship-a full-rigged, well-manned, gigantic ship! Those who regard familiar objects in art and nature as mere matters of course, and do not trouble themselves to wander out of the beaten track of everyday thought, may not at first feel the force or admit the truth of this statement. Let such folk endeavour to shake themselves vigorously out of this beaten track of everyday thought. Let them knit their brows and clench their teeth, and gaze steadfastly into the fire, or up at the sky, and try to realise what is involved in the idea of-a ship. What would the men of old have said, if you had told them that you intended to take yonder large wooden house, launch it upon the sea, and proceed in it out of sight of land for a few days? "Poor fellow," they would have replied, "you are mad!" Ah! many a wise philosopher has been deemed mad, not only by men of old, but by men of modern days. This "mad" idea has long since been fulfilled; for what is a ship but a wooden house made to float upon the sea, and sail with its inmates hither and thither, at the will of the guiding spirit, over a trackless unstable ocean for months together? It is a self-sustaining movable hotel upon the sea. It is an oasis in the desert of waters, so skilfully contrived as to be capable of advancing against wind and tide, and of outliving the wildest storms-the bitterest fury of winds and waves. It is the residence of a community, whose country for the time being is the ocean; or, as in the case of the Great Eastern steamship, it is a town with some thousands of inhabitants launched upon the deep.