Boat
Título
:
Boat
Eric. Kentley
Resumen
:
A history of the development and use of boats, ships and rafts, from birch-bark canoes to luxury liners.
Fecha de publicación como intervalo
:
1992
Eyewitness books
Descripción física
:
63 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Nota general
:
Includes index.
Contenido
:
Taking to the water -- Rafts -- Skin boats -- Bark canoes -- Dugouts and outriggers -- Plank boats -- Putting planks together -- Oarsome power -- Blowing in the wind -- Sail style -- The age of sail -- Thar' she blows! -- A splash of color -- In sheltered waters -- Steam and paddle wheels -- Turn of the screw -- Last days of the merchant sail -- Hook, line, and sinker -- Building in iron and steel -- Tramping the seas -- In the dock -- On the bridge -- Luxurious liners -- S.O.S. (save our souls!) -- Sailing at speed -- Learning the ropes.
Término de la materia
:
Ships -- History.
Navigation -- History.
Ships -- History -- Pictorial works.
Navigation -- History -- Pictorial works.
Boats and boating -- History -- Pictorial works.
Autor añadido
:
Stevenson, James.
Chambers, Tina.
Autor corporativo añadido
:
National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)
Síntesis
:
A history of the development and use of boats, ships and rafts, from birch-bark canoes to luxury liners.
ISBN
:
9780789465856
Información de publicación
:
London ; New York : DK Pub., c1992.
Biblioteca | Signatura topográfica | Tipo de material | Código de barras del documento | Estado |
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Stratford | 623.8 KEN | Book | 30577000254665 | Non-Fiction |