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Sea Faring America
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Author : Joseph J. Thorndike
language : en
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Release Date : 1975
Sea Faring America written by Joseph J. Thorndike and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with categories.
The American Heritage History Of Seafaring America
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Author : Alexander Laing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
The American Heritage History Of Seafaring America written by Alexander Laing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Transportation categories.
Includes over 300 illustrations, chapters on whaling and clipper ships, and a directory of maritime museums.
The History Of Seafaring
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Author : Donald Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Anova Books
Release Date : 2007
The History Of Seafaring written by Donald Johnson and has been published by Anova Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
A large format, meticulously researched, lavishly illustrated and fully international history of mankind's seaborne voyages from the Phoenicians and Chinese to modern navies and round-the-world sailing yachts. Royal prestige, intellectual curiosity, commerce and territorial expansion all propelled mankind to make perilous voyages across unpredictable oceans to find out what lay beyond the horizon, and the art of navigation allowed them to do so. From initial conjecture and philosophical reason, man ventured forth to glean first-hand information of the seas by exploration and scientific investigation. The author pieces together the advances in astronomy, navigation, shipbuilding and surveying through the ages to tell the fascinating and absorbing history of navigation and exploration in an elegant volume that is beautifully illustrated with manuscripts and rutters, portolans and sea charts, ship's instruments and artefacts. The meticulous research, based on original sources, has brought to light a lot of new information, which in some cases contradicts popular held beliefs. The book opens with the basic questions and challenges of navigation. Part 2 unravels the development of science and seafaring from the ancient times to the Mediterranean era. This created a basis for longer sailings, which are at the heart of Part 3 and in Part 4 the book ends with the advanced technology that made it possible to determine a ship's exact position at sea.
A Short History Of Seafaring
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Author : Brian Lavery
language : en
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Release Date : 2022-12-01
A Short History Of Seafaring written by Brian Lavery and has been published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-01 with History categories.
A fascinating journey through more than 5,000 years of seafaring history in this essential guide to the most impressive seafaring tales, explorers, and maritime environments. For more than 5,000 years, the seas have challenged, rewarded, and punished the brave sailors who set forth to explore it. This history of the seas and sailing tells the remarkable story of those individuals - whether they lived to tell the tale themselves or not. From the early Polynesian seafarers and the first full circumnavigations of the globe, to explorers picking their way through the coral reefs of the West Indies, this book tells the compelling story of life at sea that lies behind man's search for new lands, new trade, conquest, and uncharted waters. Charting the great milestones of nautical history from the discovery of America to the establishment of the Royal Navy, the naval history of the American Civil War, the Battle of Midway and modern piracy the book sets all of them in their cultural and historical context. The Conquest of the Ocean is a unique compendium of awe-inspiring tales of epic sea voyages and great feats of seamanship, navigation, endurance, and ingenuity.
The Conquest Of The Ocean
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Author : Brian Lavery
language : en
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Release Date : 2013-05-01
The Conquest Of The Ocean written by Brian Lavery and has been published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-01 with History categories.
A captivating read spanning 5,000 years of the oceans history Conquest of the Ocean tells the 5,000 year history of the remarkable individuals who sailed seas, for trade, to conquer new lands, to explore the unknown. From the early Polynesians to the first circumnavigations by the Portuguese and the British, these are awe-inspiring tales of epic sea voyages involving great feats of seamanship, navigation, endurance, and ingenuity. Explore the lives and maritime adventures, many with first person narratives, of land seekers and globe charters such as Christopher Columbus, Captain James Cook and Vitus Bering. Brian Lavery is a well-known British naval historian, whose prestigious credits include historical consultant on the blockbuster, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. This narrative history is filled with paintings, logbooks, maps, sketches and diagrams that bring these events and locations to life. Conquest of the Ocean beautifully intertwines informative images with fascinating stories of expedition and exploration in a way that has never been done before. Brian Lavery will have you engrossed in this extraordinary historic naval read.
Seafaring America
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Author : Alexander Laing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Seafaring America written by Alexander Laing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Navigation categories.
Life At Sea
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Life At Sea written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Seafaring life categories.
Material from the Massachusetts Historical Society documenting life at sea for American seafarers in the early nineteenth-century. Highlights include the logbook of SS. CONSTITUTION, the log of the whaling bark RODMAN and the serio-comic journal of Hugh Calhoun.
Seafaring America
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Author : Alexander Laing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1903
Seafaring America written by Alexander Laing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1903 with Navigation categories.
Seafaring Lore And Legend
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Author : Peter D. Jeans
language : en
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Release Date : 2007-02-05
Seafaring Lore And Legend written by Peter D. Jeans and has been published by McGraw Hill Professional this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-05 with History categories.
"A valuable and lively resource. Jeans sorts truth from fiction with a sure hand and does full justice to both."—Peter Stanford, President Emeritus, National Maritime Historical Society “A veritable sourcebook of nautical history, beliefs, and heritage. Every true mariner will get lost in this book.”—Boating Seafaring Lore and Legend is a storehouse of wonders for those who love the sea. From Noah’s Ark to Thor Heyerdahl’s raft, from Atlantis to the Northwest Passage, author Peter Jeans scours the ages and the seven seas for fanciful, inspiring, and bizarre tales of sea monsters, ghost ships, lost continents, castaways, pirates, explorers, superstitions, and customs. Discover the surprising truths behind: The origins of naval salutes and the Beaufort Scale Flogging a dead horse and other oddities of nautical custom Sea chanties, scurvy, and the hardships of life at sea Infamous and noteworthy sea captains and their ships Famous wrecks and mutinies Mermaids, sirens, and sea nymphs Nautical superstitions such as the albatross and Fiddler’s Green And much more This is a book you can open anywhere to savor for a few minutes or an afternoon. But be careful: it's easy to lose track of time at sea.
Black Odyssey
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Author : James Barker Farr
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Release Date : 1989
Black Odyssey written by James Barker Farr and has been published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
Black Americans mentioned in traditional histories of the United States are usually marginal characters, shuffling along the periphery of momentous change. However, recent scholarship has demonstrated otherwise. Now Black Odyssey documents Afro-American involvement in all the nation's great maritime traditions. In peace and war, from colonial times to the present, black men readily turned to the sea when life ashore proved uncertain or hostile, taking jobs that did not arouse the envy of whites, and perhaps finding a certain solace in the sea's endless harmonies of wind and wave.