Author: Paul T Cunningham
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781087960609
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Professional photographer, Paul Cunningham recorded history through his lens as he witnessed a small band of boat builders in Maine create a sea-worthy vessel, the likes of which had not been seen on the water for a thousand years.
Building a Viking Ship in Maine
Author: Paul T Cunningham
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781087960609
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Professional photographer, Paul Cunningham recorded history through his lens as he witnessed a small band of boat builders in Maine create a sea-worthy vessel, the likes of which had not been seen on the water for a thousand years.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781087960609
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Professional photographer, Paul Cunningham recorded history through his lens as he witnessed a small band of boat builders in Maine create a sea-worthy vessel, the likes of which had not been seen on the water for a thousand years.
Building a Viking Ship in Maine
Author: Paul T. Cunningham
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944386597
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Paul Cunningham, retired newspaper photographer, recorded the building of a Viking knarr later christened Snorri. Throughout the seven-month process, Cunningham revisited the site many times, curiosity having gotten the better of him.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944386597
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Paul Cunningham, retired newspaper photographer, recorded the building of a Viking knarr later christened Snorri. Throughout the seven-month process, Cunningham revisited the site many times, curiosity having gotten the better of him.
A Viking Voyage
Author: W. Hodding Carter
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345420047
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Fascinated since childhood with Leif Eriksson’s triumphant sailing voyage a thousand years ago from Greenland to North America, Hodding Carter could not shake his admittedly crazy idea of reenacting Eriksson’s epic journey in a precise replica of the precarious Viking cargo ship known as a knarr. This extraordinary book is the account of how he pulled it off. By turns thrilling and slapstick, sublime and outrageous, A Viking Voyage is an unforgettable adventure story that will take you to the heart of some of the most magnificent, unspoiled territory on earth, and even deeper, to the heart of a journey like no other. A celebration of the people and places Carter visits and a treasure-trove of fascinating Viking lore, here is an unforgettable story of friendship and teamwork–and the thrill of accomplishing a goal that once seemed impossible.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345420047
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Fascinated since childhood with Leif Eriksson’s triumphant sailing voyage a thousand years ago from Greenland to North America, Hodding Carter could not shake his admittedly crazy idea of reenacting Eriksson’s epic journey in a precise replica of the precarious Viking cargo ship known as a knarr. This extraordinary book is the account of how he pulled it off. By turns thrilling and slapstick, sublime and outrageous, A Viking Voyage is an unforgettable adventure story that will take you to the heart of some of the most magnificent, unspoiled territory on earth, and even deeper, to the heart of a journey like no other. A celebration of the people and places Carter visits and a treasure-trove of fascinating Viking lore, here is an unforgettable story of friendship and teamwork–and the thrill of accomplishing a goal that once seemed impossible.
Building Small Boats
Author: Greg Rössel
Publisher: WoodenBoat Books
ISBN: 9780937822500
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Greg Rossel grew up cruising the waters of New York Harbor and spending time in the boatyards on the south shore of Staten Island where economics (more than anything else) made wooden boats the craft of choice. He makes his home in Maine where he specializes in the construction and repair of small wooden boats, as well as writing for several publications. Greg has been an instructor at WoodenBoat School in Maine since the mid-1980's, teaching lofting, skiff building, and the "Fundamentals of Boatbuilding".
Publisher: WoodenBoat Books
ISBN: 9780937822500
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Greg Rossel grew up cruising the waters of New York Harbor and spending time in the boatyards on the south shore of Staten Island where economics (more than anything else) made wooden boats the craft of choice. He makes his home in Maine where he specializes in the construction and repair of small wooden boats, as well as writing for several publications. Greg has been an instructor at WoodenBoat School in Maine since the mid-1980's, teaching lofting, skiff building, and the "Fundamentals of Boatbuilding".
An Illustrated Viking Voyage
Author: W. Hodding Carter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743407024
Category : Historical reenactments
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
In 1997, journalist and history buff W. Hodding Carter, along with a band of amateur sailers, set out to retrace Leif Eriksson's journey to North America. They sailed in a handmade ship modeled after a traditional Viking "knarr." It was the first voyage by Westerners to precisely follow the Vikings' route in nearly 1000 years. The chronicle of this voyage is told in this book, through photographs and colorful running text.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743407024
Category : Historical reenactments
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
In 1997, journalist and history buff W. Hodding Carter, along with a band of amateur sailers, set out to retrace Leif Eriksson's journey to North America. They sailed in a handmade ship modeled after a traditional Viking "knarr." It was the first voyage by Westerners to precisely follow the Vikings' route in nearly 1000 years. The chronicle of this voyage is told in this book, through photographs and colorful running text.
Westward Whoa
Author: William Hodding Carter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
"How Preston and I set out in a rubber raft, afoot, and ahorse to discover the Northwest Passage."--Cover.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
"How Preston and I set out in a rubber raft, afoot, and ahorse to discover the Northwest Passage."--Cover.
Pete Culler on Wooden Boats
Author: John G. Burke
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071709940
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The insights and wisdom of the late, great boat designer and builder Renowned as one of the last and best of the old-time boatbuilders, Captain R. D.“Pete” Culler provided a guiding light for the wooden boat revival in the 1970s. His designs are classic melds of elegance and utility; his workmanship was akin to artistry; and his teaching and writing a blend of clarity, good sense, insight, and humor. This book brings together the complete texts of Culler’s classic works Boats, Oars, and Rowing and Skiffs & Schooners, along with articles from The Mariner’s Catalogs and a selection of his timeless boat designs.
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071709940
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The insights and wisdom of the late, great boat designer and builder Renowned as one of the last and best of the old-time boatbuilders, Captain R. D.“Pete” Culler provided a guiding light for the wooden boat revival in the 1970s. His designs are classic melds of elegance and utility; his workmanship was akin to artistry; and his teaching and writing a blend of clarity, good sense, insight, and humor. This book brings together the complete texts of Culler’s classic works Boats, Oars, and Rowing and Skiffs & Schooners, along with articles from The Mariner’s Catalogs and a selection of his timeless boat designs.
Ridpath's Universal History
Author: John Clark Ridpath
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
The Mechanical News
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial arts
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial arts
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Ridpath's History of the World
Author: John Clark Ridpath
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description