| Description |
144 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimile, portraits ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: page 142. |
| Contents |
First beginnings -- Escape from the dark ages -- Three centuries of sail 1700 - 1800 -- The clipper ship -- Fighting ships 1700 - 1906 -- The modern commercial ship -- The liner today -- Freaks -- Special purpose ships -- Disasters at sea. |
| Subject |
Ships -- History.
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| ISBN |
0706400186 |
|
9780706400182 |
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