Author: Charles Gerard Davis
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486246582
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
An anecdotal, highly personal course through America's nautical history features nearly 140 images of ships from the 18th through 20th centuries: quoddy boats, fishing schooners, clippers, packet ships, frigates, and other vessels.
American Sailing Ships
Author: Charles Gerard Davis
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486246582
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
An anecdotal, highly personal course through America's nautical history features nearly 140 images of ships from the 18th through 20th centuries: quoddy boats, fishing schooners, clippers, packet ships, frigates, and other vessels.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486246582
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
An anecdotal, highly personal course through America's nautical history features nearly 140 images of ships from the 18th through 20th centuries: quoddy boats, fishing schooners, clippers, packet ships, frigates, and other vessels.
History of the American Sailing Navy
Author: Howard Irving Chapelle
Publisher: Bonanza Books
ISBN: 9780517004876
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
A technical study of U.S. military vessels that provides information on the evolution of naval construction, design, and policy prior to the twentieth century
Publisher: Bonanza Books
ISBN: 9780517004876
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
A technical study of U.S. military vessels that provides information on the evolution of naval construction, design, and policy prior to the twentieth century
Sailing Ships of War, 1400-1860
Author: Frank Howard
Publisher: Popular Culture Ink
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher: Popular Culture Ink
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The History of American Sailing Ships
Author: Howard Irving Chapelle
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
More than 200 drawings and photos highlight this authoritative study of America's nautical heritage.
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
More than 200 drawings and photos highlight this authoritative study of America's nautical heritage.
Tall Ships on Puget Sound
Author: Chuck Fowler
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738548142
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Tall sailing ships came to the Pacific Northwest beginning in the mid-1700s. Met by native Salish people, the ships brought Spanish, British, Russian, and American explorers, as well as settlers and entrepreneurs to the Puget Sound region. Over the next two centuries, during boom and bust periods, these majestic vessels continued to ply the waters of Puget Sound. Today the proud tall ships operate in a training and education rather than commercial context.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738548142
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Tall sailing ships came to the Pacific Northwest beginning in the mid-1700s. Met by native Salish people, the ships brought Spanish, British, Russian, and American explorers, as well as settlers and entrepreneurs to the Puget Sound region. Over the next two centuries, during boom and bust periods, these majestic vessels continued to ply the waters of Puget Sound. Today the proud tall ships operate in a training and education rather than commercial context.
American Small Sailing Craft, Their Design, Development, and Construction
Author: Howard Irving Chapelle
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393031430
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
From the author of Yacht Designing and Planning and Boatbuilding: the definitive history and survey of the great classic American small sailing craft.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393031430
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
From the author of Yacht Designing and Planning and Boatbuilding: the definitive history and survey of the great classic American small sailing craft.
American Ship Models and How to Build Them
Author: V. R. Grimwood
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486426122
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Easy-to-learn techniques, arranged in order of difficulty, range from relatively simple models to complicated square-riggers. Starting with the construction of a half-hull ship model, the book advances to a whole-hull model and replicas of twelve vessels, with separate chapters on rigging, gear and furniture, and tools and materials.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486426122
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Easy-to-learn techniques, arranged in order of difficulty, range from relatively simple models to complicated square-riggers. Starting with the construction of a half-hull ship model, the book advances to a whole-hull model and replicas of twelve vessels, with separate chapters on rigging, gear and furniture, and tools and materials.
Tall Ships
Author: Laura Brooks
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781597641456
Category : Sailing ships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Over 100 illustrations. The Age of Sail has spanned the greater part of man's history, inspiring some of the most beautiful ocean-going craft ever created. Using modern photography as well as archival photographs, paintings, and historical illustrations, the great tall ships of the past and present are revealed on these pages. Here are the stories of the ships of the early explorers, the warships of the Spanish Armada and the British Royal Navy, and the merchantmen and clipper ships that opened trade routes and helped build empires. Finally, a full-color portfolio presents the tall ships of the present day as they ply the oceans to train young sailors and thrill crowds at holiday sailing celebrations. Over 100 full-color photographs capture the magic of these marine marvels.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781597641456
Category : Sailing ships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Over 100 illustrations. The Age of Sail has spanned the greater part of man's history, inspiring some of the most beautiful ocean-going craft ever created. Using modern photography as well as archival photographs, paintings, and historical illustrations, the great tall ships of the past and present are revealed on these pages. Here are the stories of the ships of the early explorers, the warships of the Spanish Armada and the British Royal Navy, and the merchantmen and clipper ships that opened trade routes and helped build empires. Finally, a full-color portfolio presents the tall ships of the present day as they ply the oceans to train young sailors and thrill crowds at holiday sailing celebrations. Over 100 full-color photographs capture the magic of these marine marvels.
The Book of Old Ships
Author: Henry B. Culver
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486156893
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
DIVSuperb, authoritative history of sailing vessels, with 80 magnificent line illustrations. Galley, bark, caravel, longship, whaler, many more. Detailed, informative text on each vessel by noted naval historian. Introduction. /div
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486156893
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
DIVSuperb, authoritative history of sailing vessels, with 80 magnificent line illustrations. Galley, bark, caravel, longship, whaler, many more. Detailed, informative text on each vessel by noted naval historian. Introduction. /div
Sail Tall Ships!
Author: Jonathan C. Dickinson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780963648358
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780963648358
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description