Historic Sail

Author : Joseph Wheatley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781853673993
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historic Sail written by Joseph Wheatley and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lavishly illustrated with large-scale color artwork, this detailed narrative covers more than 500 years of the rise and fall of sailing ships. 91 color plates.

Author : Franco Giorgetti
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788854403123
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legendary Sailing Ships written by Franco Giorgetti and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written from the unique perspective of an architect and sailboat designer who is also an ardent sailor, this volume traces the origins and development of great sailing ships. Enthusiasts will be fascinated by the meticulous research and multimedia presentation of the milestones in the history of the sailing ship. A spectacular photographic catalog of the most famous and impressive ships, this handsome volume documents the milestones in sailing, presenting magnificent photographs and a detailed analysis of all the great sailing ships, some of which still ply the seas to this day. From antiquity to present-day, this book is organized chronologically, delving into the origins of the great sailing ships, from the earliest galleons dating to the early 1500s, to the clippers of the nineteenth century, to the windjammers of the twentieth century, and the future of sailing. Franco Giorgetti provides in-depth information on ship-building techniques, including the secrets of the world's foremost ship builders.

Author : Andrew Lambert
Publisher : Harper Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9780060838553
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War at Sea in the Age of Sail (Smithsonian History of Warfare) written by Andrew Lambert and published by Harper Paperbacks. This book was released on 2005-08-23 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our fascination with the drama of war at sea is as strong today as it was in the heyday of the sailing ship.This book, written by one of the world's foremost authors on naval warfare, describes the dramatic battles of an age when sail was supreme. Andrew Lambert's comprehensive history examines key naval conflicts from the highest strategic level right down to the experience of the ordinary sailor. Fully illustrated throughout, this book incorporates computer-generated cartography that brings the sea battles to life. An in-depth look at ship design and the "floating culture" onboard The Anglo-Dutch Wars of 1650–74, when English commanders challenged Dutch sea power with superior speed, close quarters fighting, and fireships The rise and fall of the French Navy under the Sun King, Louis XIV The Napoleonic Wars, the defeat of the French fleet, and the rise of British Royal Navy hero Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson

Author : Dorothy Volo
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313366047
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Daily Life in Civil War America written by Dorothy Volo and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on extensive research into newly discovered documents, this new edition of the popular volume offers an updated look at the daily lives of ordinary citizens caught up in the Civil War. When first published, Daily Life in Civil War America shifted the spotlight from the conflict's military operations and famous leaders to its affect on day-to-day living. Now this popular, groundbreaking work returns in a thoroughly updated new edition, drawing on an expanded range of journals, journalism, diaries, and correspondence to capture the realities of wartime life for soldiers and citizens, slaves and free persons, women and children, on both sides of the conflict. In addition to chapter-by-chapter updating, the edition features new chapters on two important topics: the affects of the war on families, focusing on the absence of men on the home front and the plight of nearly 26,000 children orphaned by the war; and the activities of the Copperheads, anti-Confederate border residents, and other Southern pacifist groups.

Author : Edward Keble Chatterton
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3861953080
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Sailing Ships written by Edward Keble Chatterton and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2010 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The famous and complete history of sailing ships from its beginning until the late 19th century. Probably the best and most detailed book about historical windjammers from all countries and continents. First published in 1909.

Author : Michael A. Gomez
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521806626
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reversing Sail written by Michael A. Gomez and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the global unfolding of the African Diaspora, the migrations and dispersals of people of African, from antiquity to the modern period. Their exploits, challenges, and struggles are discussed over a wide expanse of time in ways that link as well as differentiate past and present circumstances. The experiences of Africans in the Old World, in the Mediterranean and Islamic worlds, is followed by their movement into the New, where their plight in lands claimed by Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, French and English colonial powers is analyzed from enslavement through the Cold War. While appropriate mention is made of persons of renown, particular attention is paid to the everyday lives of working class people and their cultural efflorescence. The book also attempts to explain contemporary plights and struggles through the lens of history.

Author : Romola Anderson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486149528
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Short History of the Sailing Ship written by Romola Anderson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-06-11 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amply illustrated book traces evolution of the sailing ship over the course of 6,000 years — from vessels of ancient Egypt to full-rigged clipper ships of the 19th century. 20 halftones and 134 figures.

Author : Robert Gardiner
Publisher : Brassey's
ISBN 13 : 9780851776194
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sail's Last Century written by Robert Gardiner and published by Brassey's. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Daniel Hays
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 1565121023
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Old Man and the Sea written by Daniel Hays and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces a father and son journey around South America in a tiny boat they built together

Author : Janet Buell
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books
ISBN 13 : 0822565323
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sail Away, Little Boat written by Janet Buell and published by Carolrhoda Books. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through charming illustrations and rhyming verse, readers follow a toy sailboat on its journey from brook to river to sea. Along the way, the boat passes by a variety of habitats and creatures, from beetles to bears to bullfrogs.